Eager Bodies (2003)
"Les corps impatients" (original title)

Paul and Charlotte are in love. Charlotte discovers she has a grave malady and Paul supports her. But Paul is also attracted to Ninon, another girl. Charlotte accepts Paul to have an affair... See full summary »

Director:

Xavier Giannoli

Writers:

Xavier Giannoli, Christian de Montella (novel)

Stars:

Laura Smet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marie Denarnaud

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Laura Smet	...	Charlotte
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Paul
Marie Denarnaud	...	Ninon
Catherine Salviat	...	La Mère
Maurice Antoni	...	Professeur Verdoux
Julien Bouvard	...	Julien
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing	...	L'interne
Catherine Ducerf	...	La vendeuse de perruques
Rodrigue Grego	...	Rodrigue
Alexandra Hojer	...	Fille de la plage 2
Roman Rouzier	...	Le chirurgien
Manou Van Stipdonk	...	Fille de la plage 1 (as Manou San-Stipdonk)

Storyline

Paul and Charlotte are in love. Charlotte discovers she has a grave malady and Paul supports her. But Paul is also attracted to Ninon, another girl. Charlotte accepts Paul to have an affair with her, and the three start a difficult and ambiguous relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

official site [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 April 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Eager Bodies

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), CinéCinéma, Elizabeth Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

User Reviews

incoherent, pretentious dung. Avoid at all costs!

Just the kind of film that gives French cinema a bad rep: incredibly boring, dull, overblown trash about coming-of-age uneasiness, sex without love and so on. Hasn't all this been forever buried with the worst of 70s cinema ? Lord, we even have teen angst pangs and struggling with illness subplots, and all filmed with leaden camera-work by a director with as much lightness of touch as an anvil. Keep the guy away from a camera, for God's sake! The film's only selling point seemingly was the nude appearance of a French pop singer as the 'star' of this dud. Good grief! Better read the tabloids if you're into that sort of thing. What a waste of celluloid!!