Directed by:
François OzonScreenplay:
François OzonCinematography:
Hichame AlaouieComposer:
Jean-Benoît DunckelCast:
Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Isabelle Nanty, Laurent Fernandez, Aurore Broutin, Bruno Lochet (more)VOD (1)
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What do you dream of when you're 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself. (Fidalgo)
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Not only because of the footage used, the film reminded me a lot of the prologues of the sex scenes of those ambitious 80's porn movies. It's so stupidly acted, everything around it seems so much like an apathetic backdrop, all the characters are such awful stereotypes. Except for David's mother. Director, no director, it strikes me as a calculated melding of contemporary European film trends, i.e. retro, coming of age, and queer. With all their usual crutches. ()