Plot: (from DVD Times)
Jérôme Bonnell’s first full-length feature film Le Chignon d’Olga with its look at young relationships and the capturing of the transition between childhood and maturity, has earned many obvious comparisons with Eric Rohmer.
There is very little in the way of real plot to Le Chignon d’Olga - it’s more a study of relationships, focussing on one family who are trying to come to terms with the loss of the mother at at critical stage in their life, just as they are approaching changes in their own lives. Julien has a crush on Olga, the girl who works in a bookstore – the sensual bun of hair drawn up from the nape of her neck the symbol of his misplaced desire. Julien makes a few a few awkward attempts to get her attention, but as the summer comes to an end, she seems unattainable.
Meanwhile, he is trying to help his childhood friend Alice get over a bad relationship break-up. His sister, Emma (Florence Loiret) is unsure about her sexuality and wonders if she might be gay.
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