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Philippe Labro (novel)
Menno Meyjes (written by)
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29 July 1994 (USA) more
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A French football playing exchange student falls in love. full summary | full synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Givens | ... | April | |
| Marco Hofschneider | ... | Philippe Leclerc | |
| Rick Johnson | ... | Cal Cate | |
| Charlotte Ross | ... | Elizabeth 'Sue Ann' Baldridge | |
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore | |
| Jack Coleman | ... | Rex Jennings | |
| Charles S. Dutton | ... | Howlin' Wolf (as Charles Dutton) | |
| Hinton Battle | ... | Sonny Boy Williamson | |
| Anthony Herrera | ... | Coach Mallard | |
| Bob Child | ... | Counselor | |
| David Long | ... | Mr. Baldridge | |
| Ruth Williamson | ... | Mrs. Baldridge | |
| Michael Reilly Burke | ... | Harrison | |
| Michael Goodwin | ... | Assistant Coach | |
| Jon Hendricks | ... | April's Father |
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L'étudiant étranger (France)
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90 min
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A slightly above average film, watchable for the entire time (I saw it a lazy Sunday afternoon). It never got too slow, the plot moved along regularly, with sufficient evolving narrative to evoke interest throughout.
The tale centers on a young man who leaves Paris, France to study as a freshman in college in rural Virginia. The movie heralds his attempts at acceptance, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, politically charged with one main issue of the day (race relations).
The four main characters, and several supporters, were well developed. A pre-Tyson Robin Givens (as April) did a fine job, she was smoldering hot. Marco Hofschneider (Philippe) was not at his most emotional, but although some might call his performance wooden, his range of emotion seemed appropriate for me. Heck, it's not as if all actors must seem as if they're hamming it up during an audition for All My Children.
Rick Johnson (Cal) and Charlotte Ross (Sue Ann) more than make up for any perceived lack of emotion by Marco with their satisfying efforts.