The Wounded Man (1983)

A young man discovers his homosexuality and begins a relationship with a manipulative huster/petty criminal that he meets at a train station.

Director:

Patrice Chéreau

Writers:

Hervé Guibert (scenario and dialogue), Patrice Chéreau (scenario and dialogue)

Stars:

Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Roland Bertin

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Henri
Vittorio Mezzogiorno	...	Jean Lerman
Roland Bertin	...	Bosmans
Lisa Kreuzer	...	Elisabeth
Claude Berri	...	The client
Hammou Graïa	...	Young man at the train station
Gérard Desarthe	...	The crying man
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Henri's father
Annick Alane	...	Henri's mother
Sophie Edmond	...	Henri's sister
Marie Verdi
Suzanne Chavance
Roland Chalosse
Bernard-Marie Koltès	...	Boy at the train station
Charly Chemouny	...	Young hustler

Storyline

It's summer, the end of adolescence for Henri who does not go on vacation. Accompanying his sister to the station, he meets a man who immediately attracts him. He then discovers another world, nocturnal, masculine, crossed by frustrated desires and sexual violence. Henri becomes the shadow of John, burning with his contact but looking for pleasure and, perhaps, love.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | nudity | male frontal nudity | homosexuality | existential hero | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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User Reviews

The Sexiest Movie I've Ever Seen

Though for most of us, sexiness is a variable quality, I cannot recall a movie that did for me what this one does. It transported me into an awfully familiar realm of longing and desire. All the compulsive attraction, uncertainty over the outcome, the palpable fear and excitement so attendant to that state of arousal were brought to fever pitch by this flick. So French and what I consider daring! No matter what your orientation, I think that the danger of chasing your desire is brought full-front and center here...much more so, say, than with Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut".

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 January 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

El hombre herido

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, AJO Distribution, Partner's Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)