LE CHIGNON D'OLGA (Olga's Chignon)

LE CHIGNON D'OLGA is the charming first film by talented 23 year-old writer-director Jérôme Bonnell. A tender romantic comedy-drama set in a provincial French town, it tells the story of brother and sister Julien and Emma, who are grieving after the recent loss of their mother. As the summer draws to a close, Julien aimlessly wanders the streets until one day he encounters Olga, a beautiful young woman who works in a bookshop. Secretly, without confiding even in his close childhood friend Alice, he tries everything he can to get closer to the object of his affection. Bonnell's remarkably confident debut received widespread critical acclaim and favourable comparisons to the work of French filmmaking master Eric Rohmer.