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Wild Reeds ()

Les roseaux sauvages (original title)
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Maïté Alvarez
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François Forestier
Stéphane Rideau ...
Serge Bartolo
Frédéric Gorny ...
Henri Mariani
Michèle Moretti ...
Madame Alvarez
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Monsieur Morelli
Eric Kreikenmayer ...
Pierre Bartolo, the Groom
Nathalie Vignes ...
Irène, the Bride
Michel Ruhl ...
Monsieur Cassagne
Fatia Maite ...
Aicha Morelli
Claudine Taulère ...
Nurse
Elodie Soulinhac ...
Colette, Girl at Party
Dominique Bovard ...
Guard
Monsieur Simonet ...
Guard
Chief Officer Carre ...
Officer
Paul Simonet ...
Monsieur Bartolo
Charles Picot ...
Headmaster
Christophe Maitre ...
Gym Instructor
Bordes Fernand Raouly ...
Madame Bartolo
Michel Voisin ...
Justice of the Peace
Denis Bergonhe ...
Gas Station Attendant

Directed by

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André Téchiné

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Olivier Massart ... ()
 
Gilles Taurand ... ()
 
André Téchiné ... ()

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Georges Benayoun ... producer
Chantal Poupaud ... associate producer
Paul Rozenberg ... associate producer
Alain Sarde ... producer

Cinematography by

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Jeanne Lapoirie

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Martine Giordano

Editorial Department

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Catherine Schwartz ... assistant editor

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Jacques Grant
Michel Nasri

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Pierre Soula

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Pierre Soula

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Elisabeth Tavernier

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Marie-Lou Dorion ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Youssef Ferhat ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist

Production Management

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Jean-Jacques Albert ... production manager
Olivier Garabedian ... assistant unit manager
Fabien Pondevaux ... assistant production manager

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Denis Bergonhe ... assistant director
Anne-Isabelle Estrada ... second assistant director
Jean-Pascal Hattu ... second assistant director

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Leonardo Haertling ... property master
Agnès Lévy ... set dresser

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Yunus Acar ... boom operator
François Groult ... sound
Pierre Lorrain ... sound
Jean-Luc Marino ... sound editor
Pierre Martens ... sound recordist
Jean-Paul Mugel ... sound
Brigitte Taillandier ... sound assistant
Bruno Tarrière ... sound mixer
Véronique Tiron ... sound assistant

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Alain Figlarz ... stunts

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Thomas Bataille ... second assistant camera
Pierre Bonnet ... electrician
Germain Desmoulins ... camera operator
Claude Raymond Ditivon ... still photographer
Nicolas Dixmier ... gaffer
Aleksander Kaufmann ... first assistant camera

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Bruno Vignier ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Claudine Taulère ... script supervisor

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Christel Grossenbacher ... production secretary

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Plot Summary

A village in Southern France, 1962. The Algerian war is coming to an end. Teenagers Maïte and François are friends. François realizes he has feelings for his classmate Serge, who is instead attracted to Maïte - but Maïte is more interested in politics than in Serge. Her views are opposed to those of Henri, another classmate of the boys. The four of them entangle in a game of tensions and emotions.

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Also Known As
  • Wild Reeds (Canada, English title)
  • Wild Reeds (Egypt, English title)
  • Les Roseaux Sauvages (Singapore, English title)
  • The Wild Reeds (World-wide, English title)
  • Wild Reeds (South Africa, English title)
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  • 110 min
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Trivia There are many references in the movie to "The O.A.S.," in conversation, and overheard on radio and television newscasts. OAS - or Organisation armée secrète, literally "Organization of the Secret Army" or "Secret Armed Organization," was a French nationalist terrorist organization during the Algerian War (1954-62), which ended in independence for Algeria in July 1962, which was not only the time setting for this movie, but the Algerian War was also the background conflict that propelled much of the plot of this film. Using armed struggle in an attempt to prevent Algeria's independence, OAS's motto was "Algeria is French and will remain so" (L'Algérie est française et le restera). See more »
Goofs One of the songs featured at the party which Maïté and François go to after the movie is "Barbara Ann" by The Beach Boys, which was recorded and released in the fall of 1965, a full three years after the 1962 time setting for this movie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in André Téchiné, après la Nouvelle Vague... (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Adagio for Strings See more »
Quotes François Forestier: I'm like you, I'm queer, but I haven't met my soul-mate yet. I met someone who doesn't want me. I should give up. That would be smarter. But I'm not smart. I have no chance, but I can't give up. I don't get discouraged. We made love once. Just once. In the beginning. He doesn't want to anymore. Since then I'm like a thief. I steal brief moments... Once I held him tight on my bike. Another time, I slept near him. You have experience. Only you can help me. At my age, did this happen to you? When you liked a boy, what did you do? How did it work?
Monsieur Cassagne: Listen... It was so long ago... I don't want to disappoint you, but I've forgotten. I'm sorry. I have a client waiting. I have to go.
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