Sonatine

This poignant human drama is phrased as a small sonata in three movements a novel approach by director and writer Micheline Lactôt to tell the story of two teenage girls In the first movement Chantal Pascale Bussieres rides the same bus every day and slowly develops an infatuation with the bus driver Their interactions are expressed through gestures and glances and facial expressions but not words Just as Chantal is getting old enough and maybe courageous enough to actually say something to the driver fate steps in and she loses her chance In the second movement Louisette Marcia Pilote hides out on a fishing boat and is discovered by a Bulgarian fisherman who treats her with kindness and consideration and they spend a special evening together without being able to speak a word in the others language In the third movement Chantal and Louisette become friends and as kindred spirits they share a sense of loss and hopelessness