Spring Blossom

I appreciated how much it takes her experience, her feelings, and her agency without judgment or handwringing.

Such a confident and self-assured debut would be remarkable for a filmmaker of any age, as "Spring Blossom" is a finely wrought, sensitively felt and artistically bold work.

Lindon's... work occasionally feels like a pastiche. At the same time, she rejects the trope of the angsty teenager, capturing adolescent alienation with buoyancy and subtle whimsy.

In creating material so close to her lived experience, Lindon is able to avoid the common clichés of teenage stories.

[Director and star Suzanne Lindon] wrote the screenplay when she was just 15, and her authentic perspective shines through this tale of teenage romantic obsession.

Throughout her directorial debut, Suzanne Lindon paints a concise and truthful portrait of her protagonist's feelings of estrangement.

What Suzanne Lindon achieves in Spring Blossom is truly surprising, and her voice is clear and heartfelt. [Full review in Spanish]

It’s a far cry from conventional storytelling which is pretty impressive coming from a filmmaker just beginning what could be a wonderful career in cinema.

The mere fact that a voice as young as that of the director Suzanne Lindon makes its way into the current vast audiovisual panorama is something to celebrate. [Full review in Spanish]

The ways in which writer/director Lindon reveals 16 year old character Suzanne's joy and growing attachment to Raphaël, and all he stands for, are inventive and sweet.