Sofia, with her surgically enhanced features and unapologetic hedonism, is a force of nature. She quickly draws Naïma into a high-society orbit involving wealthy yachtsmen, luxury boutiques, and the "good life" of the French Riviera. For Naïma, the summer becomes an apprenticeship—not in a kitchen, but in the ways of the world. Themes of Power and Perception
: Director Rebecca Zlotowski provides a "corrective" to classic French films (like those of Éric Rohmer) by centering the women's internal lives rather than just their effect on men. An Easy Girl (Rahat KД±z)
: The film never lets you forget the divide between those who own the yachts and those who clean them. Naïma remains a "hanger-on," observing the raised eyebrows of the staff who recognize her as one of their own. Themes of Power and Perception : Director Rebecca
: Sofia is a self-curated object of desire, but she is far from a "cipher". She understands her value in this specific market and uses it to claim a type of freedom that Naïma finds both intoxicating and confusing. : Sofia is a self-curated object of desire,