Who’s this? You don’t know Conann[e]?

I want to live. To get revenge. [Look out!]

You will become the most barbaric of barbarians. [My barbarian queen!]

Hey, Conann[e]. Do you know who I am?

No. […and I’m not sure I want to.]

I’m you. I am you in ten years, Conann[e].

A different era. A different life. Killing one’s youth is the pinnacle of barbarism.

Apart my vengeance, I had no other perspectives. I would have done anything to go back in time and choose another path.

If love is brutal with you, be brutal in return. [Look out, Mark!]

Do you have regrets?  An ocean of regrets. [Ane one of them is you, Mark.]

“In a barbaric fantasy sci-fi trip through time, sword-and-sorcery mythology is bent, fractured, and gender-swapped by master visionary Bertrand Mandico in his third feature epic. Six lives, six eras, and six deaths mark Conann[e]’s poetic journey through different incarnations and lesbian loves,” the synopsis reads.

An experimental French filmmaker known for his provocative body of work, She is Conann[e] serves as Mandico’s third experimental film following the deeply bizarre The Wild Boys and the award-winning After Blue. Described as an “even greater handmade homage” to the auteur’s previous projects, She is Conann[e]’s influences include Tony Scott’s The Hunger, Federico Fellini’s Satyricon, and Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter. The film also drew inspiration from Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s entire works. In addition to Löwensohn as Rainer and Julia Riedler as Sanja, playing the many facets of Conann[e] are Claire Duburcq (After Blue), Christa Théret (Renoir), Sandra Parfait (Lupin), Nathalie Richard (After Love), and Françoise Brion (L’Immortelle). She is Conann[e]’s theatrical run will commence on February 2, 2024, premiering at select Alamo Drafthouse locations and at the Anthology Film Archive in New York City. Other screening locations include Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, and more.