When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan's hit 1954 coming-of-age novel "Bonjour Tristesse," she jumped at the chance, even going beyond the page to offer costume and music advice.
Ultimately, she was asked to direct as well and her first feature -- a modern take on Sagan's classic tale of wealth, ennui, excess and betrayal in the sun-dappled south of France -- has premiered at the Toronto film festival.
