Vanity () is a 2015 French / Swiss drama film directed by Lionel Baier.Emilio Mayorga, "Locarno — Lionel Baier: ‘Families Are the Most Dangerous Social Group on Earth’". Variety, August 6, 2015.
The film stars Patrick Lapp as David Miller, a man in his 70s who checks into a fleabag motel with the intention of committing assisted suicide. He discusses his motivations with Esperanza (Carmen Maura), the administrator of the clinic who is assigned to assist in his death, but the situation is complicated when the legal requirement for a second witness brings Treplev (Ivan Georgiev), a Russian rent boy who is servicing clients in the next room and who awakens David's own repressed homosexuality, into the situation.Guy Lodge, "Film Review: ‘La vanite’". Variety, October 1, 2015.
The film premiered in the ACID program at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival,Laure Cordonier, "La Vanité : de front et de biais". Décadrages, Vol 32-33 (2016). where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.J. D. Borden, "The 19 Films Up For Cannes’ Queer Palm Award: Will a Lesbian-Interest Film Finally Win?". IndieWire, May 13, 2015.
Cast Patrick Lapp - David Miller Carmen Maura - Esperanza Ivan Georgiev - Treplev Adrien Barazzone
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