Full Speed (1996)
"À toute vitesse" (original title)

A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his ... See full summary »

Director:

Gaël Morel

Writers:

Gaël Morel (original scenario), Gaël Morel (adaptation),

Stars:

Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo

Cast

Credited 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

Storyline

A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his girl-friend, much more mature than she looks, falling in love with Quentin's very best friend Jimmy, who is kind of stuck in his unability of self-expression and grown up under bad social circumstances. And there is the shy boy Samir, exiled from Algeria, who lost his "brother" and only friend some time ago. Samir heavily falls in love with Quentin, but he can't handle it...

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Plot Keywords:

friend | love | author | best friend | algeria | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Full Speed

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magouric Productions, Téléma, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Mitzva-Tants"
Performed by Thierry Josson
(Folklore Yiddish)

User Reviews

French Confusion

Interesting primarily in relation to an earlier French film "Wild Reeds" (1994), which was the first film featuring several of the young actors here. Unfortunately it just does not "translate" - the interwoven themes of French political, racial and class tensions, and fallout from the Algerian conflict (which no doubt have great resonance with French youth) will be almost entirely lost on American viewers, who may see the film primarily due to its minor gay sub-text. The motivation behind some key scenes, particularly involving violent conflicts between groups of young guys, is pretty much incomprehensible.