Both Side of the Blade

Both Sides of the Blade is a French romantic drama, from acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis, about a woman’s life who spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. Both Sides of the Blade tells the emotionally story of contented couple (Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon) whose lives explode by a chance encounter in the street. With the past strolling back into the present, re-asserting its primacy with no warning, the film is a haunting and cautionary tale. Their past is the ultimate party-crasher. [2022, France, 116 min, Rating: NR, in French with English subtitles] Wenlei Ma of News.com writes, “Both Sides of the Blade is love and fury, enticement and repulsion. In the grand passions of the heart and in art, the two are often inextricable.” David Jenkins of Little White Lies exclaims, “A film to ponder, argue over and, in the end, weep salt tears over.” Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.