F. est un salaud (1998)

Director:

Marcel Gisler

Writers:

Martin Frank (novel)
Marcel Gisler (writer)

Release Date:

28 April 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

A 15 year old boy (Beni) falls in love with Fögi, a singer in a Rock band. As Fögi seduces him, he is...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Obsession | Gay Kiss | Male Prostitution | First Gay Sexual Experience

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Frédéric Andrau	...	Fögi
Vincent Branchet	...	Beni
Urs Peter Halter	...	Töbe
Jean-Pierre von Dach	...	Wäde
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ulrich Bodamer	...	Schäfer
Jaqueline Brutsche	...	Richs Girlfriend #2
Jessica Früh	...	Benis Mother
Mirjam Hoffmann	...	Daniela
Sebastian Krähenbühl	...	Reto
Jeanne Mathis	...	Hippie (France)
Franch Rainault	...	Ambulance Person (France)
Valentin Rivillon	...	Policeman (France)
Jospeh Schätti	...	Tiger
Martin Schenkel	...	Rich
Bettina Schulz	...	Richs Girlfriend #1
Gilles Tschudi	...	Wirsling
Frédéric Vidal	...	Hippie (France)
Michel Weder	...	Man

Also Known As:

De Fögi isch en Souhund (Switzerland: Swiss German title)
F. Is a Bastard (International: English title)
Ter Fögi ische Souhung (Switzerland: Swiss German title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | Switzerland

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

France:-16

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Vega Film

Quotes:

Beni: I felt lighter and almost emptier. In this emptiness there was sadness, but also consolation. I of course asked myself over and over again, and still do: If I had loved him even more, and differently, he wouldn't have died. Should our paths cross again Fögi, I'll try harder this time, love you so that nothing can keep us apart. Next time I'll be stronger, I swear, next time...

Soundtrack:

Can't get to me

Down and Out in Zurich

The road to perdition is well-travelled and well-documented in movie history. This particular `Road Movie' is set mostly in Switzerland in the mid-1970's, a conceit I see as the one lie in a very truthful film. This could be set anywhere at anytime but if a director is going to film a period piece, then he'd better watch for the anachronisms; they can be his undoing! Watching one more character destroy himself on drugs and booze might have been cliche, however, the two young actors, Frédéric Andrau (Fögi) and Vincent Branchet (Beni), save us from this fate. Both are utterly convincing; I believed everything about them and I believed Beni's love for Fögi in all it's misguided, self-destructive force. The ending, inevitable and tragic, is saved from banality by Beni's `lesson learned', which is as original as it is poignant.