Anne-Sophie Dutoit Movies
- 2008
- PG13
A 17-year-old misfit afflicted by a rare phobia finds her romance with a handsome teen setting off a tragic sequence of events in the feature screenwriting/directorial debut of teenage filmmaker Anne-Sophie Dutoit. Cassandra (Dutoit) suffers from a paralyzing disorder that makes her intensely afraid of physical contact. Unable to form any kind of meaningful human connection as a result of her irrational fear, Cassandra drifts from town to town with her damaged aunt Maggie May (Ely Pouget), whose endless quest for another man and another bottle has gotten the pair into some precarious situations in the past. Upon arriving in Malibu, CA, Cassandra begins to develop feelings for sympathetic teen Lucas (Brook Vincent Kelly). Unlike the other kids, Lucas can see past Cassandra's illness to recognize the true beauty that dwells within. But Lucas' father is dying, and in order to keep their family from going bankrupt his overbearing mother, Nancy (Kim Morgan Greene), is struggling to marry her son off to local girl Pam (Marika Devan), the scion of immensely wealthy parents. Nancy will do everything in her power to keep Lucas and Cassandra apart, eventually recruiting local detective Peter (Nick James) to dig into Cassandra and her aunt's questionable past. Eventually, as a result of the detective's findings, Cassandra is placed in a mental health facility. But Cassandra never stops dreaming of the day Lucas will come and save her, and after seven long years of writing letters that remain unsent, she is released back into society to solve the mystery that has haunted her for nearly a decade. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anne-Sophie Dutoit, Brook Vincent Kelly, (more)
- 2007
At once a satiric look at American consumer culture and a parody of French nouvelle vague filmmaking, this short subject follows a few hours in the live of a young couple in Los Angeles. As a sociologist narrates the events in French, they meet at a Taco Bell and spend the afternoon indulging in their obsession for fashion, junk food and popular culture. But can their young love last when they discover they don't share the same enthusiasm for absolutely everything? Filmmaker Matthew Lessner shot By Modern Measure in a California desert in less than three days, with the shoot financed by prize money he received when an earlier film was a winner at the Ann Arbor Film Festival; By Modern Measure was also honored at the 2007 Ann Arbor festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anne-Sophie Dutoit, Adam Mortemore, (more)
