Ma vraie vie à Rouen (2002)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Olivier Ducastel (co-director)
Jacques Martineau (co-director)

Writers:

Olivier Ducastel (written by) &
Jacques Martineau (written by)

Release Date:

26 February 2003 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating...

Plot Keywords:

Best Friends | Stepfather | Gay Teenager | Gay Interest | Aspiring Film Maker

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Ariane Ascaride	...	Caroline
Jimmy Tavares	...	Étienne (et pour la première fois à l'écran)
Jonathan Zaccaï	...	Laurent
Hélène Surgère	...	La grand-mère
Lucas Bonnifait	...	Ludovic
Frédéric Gorny	...	L'homme de la falaise
Nicolas Pontois	...	Le copain patineur
Frédéric Sendon	...	Le client de la librairie
Marcelle Lamy	...	Madame Langrune
Frédéric Voldman	...	L'entraîneur
Aliette Langolff-Colas	...	La jeune femme de la fête foraine (as Aliette Colas)
Hanako Bron	...	Vanessa
Camille Dumalanède	...	Élise
Faïza Tabti	...	La jeune fille brune sur le banc
Carole Wiart	...	La jeune fille blonde sur le banc

Also Known As:

My Life on Ice (USA)
The True Story of My Life in Rouen (International: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | Germany:o.Al. | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brittany, France

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

This Movie is Merde!

Talk about a movie about nothing. I don't usually feel this strongly about a movie but I cannot advise against seeing this movie more. It is like a film school project that probably won't even get a good grade. Too many long scenes of the outdoors and people smiling derangedly into the camera, and walking, and staring blankly into space, and skating and talking about absolutely nothing of importance. Granted, if you're an ice skating fan, the practice session is marginally interesting but this is not a movie about how to do a triple toe loop! There is just too much meaningless garbage. It might be a truthful recreation of what a real teenage might film with his first vidcam but that does not equate a good movie. Most of what regular people put on their vidcam is not fit for friends or family to see much less a paying audience. Apparently, the filmmakers think otherwise. As a coming out story, the movie conveys nothing about the inner thoughts or feelings of the character; neither does the character verbally tell us about how he feels, if he's struggling with it or anything. To say anymore of this movie is a waste of time. Avoid it at all cost.