AVIVA
Aviva is a young Parisian who develops an online romance with Eden, a New Yorker. After a long courtship they meet in person and fall in love, settling into an intimate relationship that leads to marriage. But their lives are not without struggle – for inside both young lovers exist warring factions of masculine and feminine energies battling for primacy inside and out of the bodies that contain them. Incorporating exultant dance sequences, and featuring a pair of principal characters played by four different actors externally expressing their masculine and feminine sides, AVIVA captures a restless, frenzied and very fluid moment in time – right now – where the male-female dynamic is demystified and laid bare like never before.
“Sexy and often daring” – Claudia Puig, KPCC
“Fresh in two ways: in its questioning of gender, and its use of dance as a primary mode of expression”
– The New York Times
“A love story propelled by inventive dance sequences and uninhibited sex”
– The Hollywood Reporter
“A bold, deeply personal, and psychological ode to the numerous facades of romantic relationships, both uplifting and gloomy”
– RogerEbert.com
DIRECTOR:
Boaz Yakin
WRITER:
Boaz Yakin
PRODUCER:
Boaz Yakin
Carlos Zozaya
CAST:
Country of Origin: U.S. / France
Format: DCP/1.85/Color
Sound Format: 5.1 Surround
Running Time: 116 minutes
Genre: Romance
Rating: Not Rated
In English