Baltic premiere

My Sole Desire

Local title
Mu ainus kiusatus
Original title
À Mon Seul Désir
Director
Lucie Borleteau
Country
France
Year
2022
Festival
18th Tartuff
Programme
Town Hall Square Film Programme
Genre
drama
Subject
dance, LGBTQ, erotica

Explicit striptease! Hot lesbians in love! The unseen nightlife of sex workers! Naughty deeds of men! Fun naked people on the street in see-through clothes! A handful of spotless cameos!

The erotically charged, sinful, and poetical drama bravely mixes obscure dungeons of striptease with a sensual LGBT love affair without any judgments. Popular actress Lucie Borleteau gives a female gaze perspective to horny passions in forbidden to enter secret rooms of a strip club. Fearless duo Zita Hanrot and Louise Chevillotte (seen in Venice’s and Berlin’s winning films “Happening” and “Synonimes”; also “Benedetta” and most recently “After”) deliver top-notch hauntingly bared performances.

In passionate Paris, the most desired and professional dancer of the strip club À mon seul désir, Mia meets a curious newcomer Manon, who is open to embracing the gutsy lifestyle of temptation. Mia carefully hides her moonlighting profession from her unaware boyfriend and prepares Manon for a challenging audition. She whispers important suggestions about respectful and dangerously needy clients. Manon is not afraid to take bigger risks as she prefers to get a taste of everything and test her abilities to the limits. Romantic fling flares between the sex workers as Manon is forced to rediscover her sexuality with inexperienced senses.

Will you spot surprising appearances of legendary American documentalist Frederick Wiseman, Greek actress Ariane Labed, or French actor Melvil Poupaud?

Edvinas Pukšta

Director
Lucie Borleteau
Screenwriter
Lucie Borleteau, Clara Bourreau
Cast
Zitat Hanrot, Louise Chevillotte, Laure Giappiconi, Pedro Casablanc, Sieme Miladi, Yuliya Abiss, Tokou Bogui, Céline Fuhrer, Sipan Mouradian, Thimotée Robart, Melvil Poupaud
DoP
Alexis Kavyrchine
Editor
Clémence Diard
Composer
Pierre Desprats
Music
Rebeka Warrior
Production
Apsara Films
World sales
Pyramide Films
Runtime
Language
French
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Lucie Borleteau

Screenings

Open Air Cinema Town Hall Square
ScreeningMu ainus kiusatus
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer