Allure
A film by
Carlos & Jason Sanchez
With
Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O’Hare, Maxim Roy
Details
2017 – Canada – English – 105 minutes – 35mm – Color
Awards & Festivals
– Toronto International Film Festival
– FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
– Edmonton International Film Festival
– FilmFest Hamburg
– Bussan International Film Festival
– Thessaloniki International Film Festival
– Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
– International Film Festival of India
– Whistler Film Festival
– Palm Springs International Film Festival
– TIFF Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival
– Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco
– Guadalajara International Film Festival
– Canadian Screen Awards, 2019 *Nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Music
– Gala Québec Cinéma, 2019 *Nomination for Best Sound
Distribution
Canada & International
Films Séville
Trailer
Photos
Synopsis
Allure follows a thirty-year-old woman, troubled by her past and struggling with a dysfunctional relationship with her father, who seeks sexual and emotional fulfillment through a series of failed relationships. Her life changes however, when she befriends and convinces an unhappy sixteen-year-old girl to runaway to her house, under the guise of a confidante who wants to help. Although the arrangement initially works, it soon becomes clear that for the young girl to stay and continue satisfying her needs, the older woman will have to employ immoral tactics. Manipulation, denial and co-dependency fuel what ultimately becomes a fractured dynamic that can only sustain itself for so long.
Crew
Writers and directors: Carlos & Jason Sanchez
Producers : Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Cinematographer: Sara Mishara
Production designer: Emmanuel Fréchette
Costume designer: Valérie Bélègou
Editors: Jesse Riviere, Elisabeth Olga Tremblay
Original score: Olivier Alary
Sound : Claude La Haye, Sylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl