Belle comme vous êtes
2026 · 2m
Directed by Mathilde Havet, Théo Christe
Tones: contemplative, darkly comic
Olivia visits a doctor about the itching on her hands, and when she mentions her anxiety disorder, he tries to be kind: a pretty young girl like her should not be stressed. Overwhelmed, Olivia imagines what she would really like to answer this doctor, who seems unaware of mental-health problems.
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The premise is almost too on-the-nose—condescending doctor, anxious woman, imagination as escape valve—but the filmmakers seem aware of the trap and lean into the darkly comic tension rather than earnest messaging, which at least keeps it from being the PSA it could've been.
A tightly constructed two-minute piece that sits comfortably in the lineage of feminist comedy-drama shorts, with formal control in its editing and tonal shifts; the restraint of the performance and the measured pacing of the fantasy sequences show considered craft throughout.
The real move here is how the cut between Olivia's real, polite response and her imagined one lands—there's a specific rhythmic choice in that edit that makes the comedy sting without feeling cheap, and it's that precision that transforms a relatable scenario into something genuinely sharp.