But he isnt anyones idea of an adult, either.
He is too young to be responsible for anything more onerous than picking up his socks.
Actually, he cant even do that.
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Inevitably, the steam of passion rises.
The summer is hot: the garden of their country house lushly verdant, opportunity beckons at every turn.
It isnt exactly incest, although Breillat is certainly breaking that barrier as well.
But it is every kind of wrong.
She runs a smooth household where even breakfast is an opportunity for elegance.
Her evenings are spent annotating reports from the child protection authorities.
By day she wears tasteful linen shifts with matching high heels, even in the garden.
Often enough, she matches her own furniture: a tasteful symphony of cream and beige.
Theo is a rogue element In all of this, but the little girls adore him.
And so, it turns out, does their mother.
Breillat shows their pleasure, which is very definitely genital, largely through their faces.
The next time, we stay with Anne.
Her eyes are closed, her throat tight.
She reaches an ecstasy into notably absent from the amiable nightcap sex she has with her husband.
Where she never skimps is in the encounters between Anne and Theo.
And yet, in the same instant, her mendacity rings perfectly true.
So does her cruelty.
She has too much to protect.
Outrage is her weapon.
InLast Summer, every shot finds its target.
