Teenager Paul has an affair with the older Philippe.Teenager Paul has an affair with the older Philippe.Teenager Paul has an affair with the older Philippe.
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Yan Epstein
- Paul
- (as Yann Favre)
Hélène Zanicolli
- Monique
- (as Hélène Zanicoli)
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Cold and passionless
I can't emotionally connect with most old French movies.
When I was young, I admired Robert Bresson, I thought his detached and expressionless style was something revolutionary. But now I find it just boring and trite.
Paul loves Phillippe, but he doesn't show it. People speak of deep emotions as if they were ordering coffee at the bakery.
The film has an excessive decency for a 1971 work. Although it is obvious that Phillipe and Paul have a loving and sexual relationship, there is no show of affection between them.
Even the relationship between Paul and Marie-Laure, shown more graphically on screen, is cold and passionless.
The movie didn't add much to me.
When I was young, I admired Robert Bresson, I thought his detached and expressionless style was something revolutionary. But now I find it just boring and trite.
Paul loves Phillippe, but he doesn't show it. People speak of deep emotions as if they were ordering coffee at the bakery.
The film has an excessive decency for a 1971 work. Although it is obvious that Phillipe and Paul have a loving and sexual relationship, there is no show of affection between them.
Even the relationship between Paul and Marie-Laure, shown more graphically on screen, is cold and passionless.
The movie didn't add much to me.
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- marcuspessoa
- Oct 11, 2021
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- The Friends
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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