‘Beware of My Love’

French director Jeanne Labrune's 'Beware of My Love'- (Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi) is a psychological thriller on a female novelist who was drawn into an abusive relationship by the man to whom she was attracted to.

Starring Nathalie Baye, Daniel Duval , Hubert Saint-Macary and Jean-Pierre Darroussin the two shows of the film with English subtitles will be screened on April 17 Tuesday at 3 pm and April 18 at 6.30 pm at Alliance Francaise, Barnes Place, Colombo-7.

Muriel is a middle-aged writer, who lives alone in a Paris apartment, having recently separated from her boyfriend. One day, she meets a stranger on a train and she is drawn to him. The next day, the stranger turns up unexpectedly at Muriel's flat and they immediately make love. The stranger tells Muriel his name, Samuel, and says that he sells carpets for a living. The two develop a turbulent and unpredictable relationship, which soon develops into violent abuse. Although Samuel ill-treats her, takes her money and upsets her work, Muriel is unable to break with the strange man who has entered her life - perhaps forever...

Released in 1998 the film was shown in competition at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.