Garçon stupide (2004)

Director:

Lionel Baier

Writers:

Lionel Baier (writer)
Laurent Guido (writer)

Release Date:

13 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do...

Plot Keywords:

Male Prostitute | Explicit Sex | Shower | Nudity | Camera Phone

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Pierre Chatagny	...	Loïc
Natacha Koutchoumov	...	Marie
Rui Pedro Alves	...	Rui
Lionel Baier	...	Lionel
Khaled Khouri		(as Khaled Khoury)
Mikele D.
Hervé D.
Joëlle Rübli
Vincent Verselle
Laurent Guido	...	Guy in the Museum
Rachel Noël
Robin Harsch
Marianne Bruchez
Michel Rochat
Marlyse Bonvin

Also Known As:

Stupid Boy (International: English title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France | Switzerland

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:R | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland

Company:

Saga-Productions

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Sensitive Look Inside a Soul

This film took me into another country and into another world. It is a sensitive exploration of a young man trying to get his needs met the only ways he knows how. Luic, the young protagonist, is sorely lacking in his ability to cultivate the potential for relationships that appear in his life. The longing and hunger for emotional connection is powerfully expressed throughout the film. I wanted the young man to reach out to the other characters in the film, and the frustration I felt echoed that of Luic's. Obviously, he did not develop meaningful relationships in his childhood. And this has placed him inside a glass fortress of his own design. The filmmaker captures the human suffering associated with the conflict between our needful souls and our quest to live a life that speaks to those needs. I look forward to more films from this young director.