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One night, Fernando sneaks into the girls' room and talks Elena into going all biography & autobiography / general the way. The scene lingers for a long time, as he must make seemingly endless confessions of love and promises of devotion before Elena will finally surrender. Anais, pretending to be asleep, cries silently because she sees through Fernando's empty platitudes and faulty reasoning -- this is the common "betrayal of lovers' discourse," in Breillat's phrasing. biography & autobiography / general This seduction sequence's duration and relentless coaxing makes it one of the most quietly devastating scenes in recent memory. While Fernando uses neither physical force nor biography & autobiography / general harsh words, with his verbal manipulation and emotional violence, he essentially rapes Elena. Against Elena's abuse, Breillat does not offer any alternative way for a girl to lose her virginity.
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