À toute vitesse (1996)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Gaël Morel

Writers:

Catherine Corsini (writer)
Gaël Morel (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now...

Plot Keywords:

Author | Motorcycle | Teen | Masturbation | Nose Bleed

Cast

Élodie Bouchez	...	Julie
Stéphane Rideau	...	Jimmy
Pascal Cervo	...	Quentin
Mezziane Bardadi	...	Samir
Romain Auger	...	Rick
Salim Kechiouche	...	Jamel
Mohammed Dib	...	Karim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hasan Akyurek	...	Le boucher
Marie-Claude Bacon	...	Cliente de la FNAC 2
Ryad Benkouider	...	Ami de Jimmy 6
Nassera Benlaloui	...	Fille au Luna Park 2
Hacina Bouhamadi	...	Femme de la ruelle
Stéphane Bouillard	...	Racketteur 2
André Bouvard	...	Le flic
Jean Branche	...	Gitan 1
Christiane Charlet	...	L'infirmière
Silvère Demule	...	Skinhead 2
Laurent Diomande	...	Ami de Jimmy 5
Nicolas Dixmier	...	Animateur radio 2
Christine Dubouchet	...	Cliente de la FNAC 1
Anne-Laure Euvrard	...	La chanteuse
Frédéric Fargier	...	Ami de Jimmy 1
Fabrice Farison	...	Le pianiste
Patrick Geoffray	...	Skinhead 3
Estelle Granet	...	Anna
Abdel Guedichi	...	Racketteur 3
Kena Guines	...	La gitane
Sabar Hamai	...	La garçon au flipper
Frédérique Hurpeau	...	La mairesse
Alain Husson	...	Skinhead 1
Thierry Josson	...	Gitan 2
Missoum Laimene	...	Ami de Jimmy 4
Aurélien Morel	...	Le serveur
Paul Morel	...	Le père de Quentin
Youcef Ninach	...	Ami de Jimmy 3
Michel Petit	...	Client à la FNAC 2
Nabil Sadji	...	Animateur radio 1
Joaquim Sa	...	Le garçon de la petite annonce
Hanafi Soul	...	Racketteur 1
Patrice Thomas	...	Ami de Jimmy 2
Karine Valverde	...	Fille au Luna Park 1
Stanislas Vart	...	Client à la FNAC 1
Bernard Villeneuve	...	Le journaliste

Also Known As:

Full Speed (USA)

Runtime:

85 min | USA:105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Company:

Magouric Productions

Soundtrack:

Prawns

Coming of age, coming out, uneasy friendships among French youths

This is the latest film (the next one debuts in France later this year) by young actor turned director, Gael Morel ("Wild Reeds"),available on video in the US and UK. AT FULL SPEED explores many layers and complexities of relationships between youths in multi-racial France. A non-linear film, it examines the relationship between the characters in a variety of ways, contrasting attitudes in the province with those in Paris, exposing racism, and sexuality in ambiguous ways. But at the end, Morel suggests there is a fine line between hetero, bi, and homosexuality, between racists and their victims. A gifted ensemble cast including Morel's two co-stars in "Wild Reeds": Elodie Bouchez, and Stephane Rideau get the points across well to those willing to think and digest this difficult to follow film. It is definitely not for fans of current American youth-themed films. Although it lasts less than an hour and a half, the film leaves you feeling like it lasted much longer. That was, I think, Morel's intention, and not necessarily negative. It just may be too sophisticated for its intended audience.