
AnneTristerfollowsdirectorLéaPool'srouteinlifefromyouthinFrenchspeakingSwitzerlandtoadulthoodinQuebecinCanada.Thefilmdealswithissuesofchildabuseandbi-sexualityaswellasthequesttofindroots.<br/> ArtstudentAnneTristerhas,likeLeaPool,aJewishfatherandagentilemother.Herfather'sdeathiswhatmoveshertoleaveschoolandherloverinSwitzerlandbehindandtraveltoMontrealinCanadaforthelastrites.<br/> ShestayswithanolderfriendAlix,achildpsychiatristabsorbedbythecaseofanabusedlittlegirl.AlixtriestohelpAnnetorelatetoherJewishrootsbytellingheraboutatriptothedesertsheoncemade.AnneisfascinatedbythestoryandbyAlixandfallsinlovewithher.<br/> Inthemeantimesheexpressesherfeelingsinartbycreatingafantasticmuralofthedesertonthewallsofastudiolenttoherbyoneofherfather'soldfriends.<br/> However,AlixchoosesforamaninherlifeanddisturbedbyherrejectionAnnefallsfromscaffoldinginherstudio.Whenshecomestoinhospitalherstudioandwithitherdreamworldhasbeentorndown.Nowshemustfacerealityandbefree.<br/> IntheclosingshotsAlixreceivesaparcelcontainingahandfulofsandandashortfilmofAnneinthedesert.<br/> ThesoundtrackprominentlyfeaturesachansonbyDanielleMessiah(Delamaingauche)thatlendsthefilmmuchofitsmood.




