She accidentally hits it off with Ludo’s roommate Alex (François Civil), and the two are soon tangled up in a text-based flirtation that graduates to phone sex before blossoming into full-blown obsession. Juliette Binoche as Claire Millaud in "Who You Think I Am." (Courtesy of Cohen Media Group)
After a little too much wine one night, Claire uses photos of her niece to concoct a phony Facebook profile for a 24-year-old fashion intern named “Clara,” and begins insinuating herself into Ludo’s circle of friends. Claire’s not exactly heartbroken - they didn’t have that kind of relationship - but she’s justifiably peeved and starts poking around online trying to get a glimpse of the greener pastures for which he’s ditched her. It starts when she’s ghosted by Ludo (Guillaume Gouix), a younger, insensitive lover who abruptly stops returning her messages. This gap between these public and private selves is the subject of director Safy Nebbou’s “Who You Think I Am,” a sexy, sophisticated cyber-psychodrama starring Juliette Binoche as a recently divorced literature professor who goes catfishing with catastrophic consequences. Take it from someone who just spent the saddest summer of his life tweeting stupid jokes to keep up appearances online, the personas we project on social media often have precious little to do with what’s actually happening on the other side of our screens. There are few things one can count on in this world, but whenever you see anybody posting on Facebook about how #blessed they are “to be married to my best friend,” I assume they’re having an affair. Juliette Binoche as Claire Millaud in "Who You Think I Am." (Courtesy of Cohen Media Group) This article is more than 1 year old.
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