This striking film is the directorial debut of . An actress and assistant director who had previously worked with acclaimed filmmakers like Arnaud Desplechin and Claire Denis, Borleteau brought a unique perspective to the project. The film originated from an interest in the merchant marine world; she initially considered making a documentary after a close friend attended naval school but ultimately decided a narrative film with romance, love, and sex would be "better".
Alice is portrayed as the "desiring subject" rather than a "desired object". She is sexually liberated, unapologetic, and lives by her own rules. Fidelio- Alice-s Odyssey
For a one‑sitting experience (~75 min): This striking film is the directorial debut of
While one critic at The Arts Fuse called it "obsessively sexual" and suggested the intellectualizing about desire left the film "cold," another felt that Lucie Borleteau delivered a "strong, conscious, intense movie, between naturalism and the metaphorical". Alice is portrayed as the "desiring subject" rather
She discovers the ship’s captain is Gaël (Melvil Poupaud), her first love from her cadet days.
: The film explores Alice's life as the lone woman in a predominantly male milieu. She is depicted as a competent professional who is "one of the guys" while simultaneously navigating the sexual tensions and unwanted advances of the crew.
Before leaving on the voyage, she bids farewell to her doting Norwegian boyfriend, Felix (Anders Danielsen Lie). Yet, on board, Alice finds herself caught in a love triangle—or rather, a love quadrangle—as she re-engages in a past affair with the ship’s captain, Gaël (Melvil Poupaud), while also navigating a sexual relationship with a Romanian crew member. The "Odyssey" is twofold: