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L'homme que j'aime

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.7K
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L'homme que j'aime (1997)
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This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties,... Read allThis is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to r... Read allThis is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive messa... Read all

  • Director
    • Stéphane Giusti
  • Writer
    • Stéphane Giusti
  • Stars
    • Jean-Michel Portal
    • Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
    • Mathilde Seigner
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stéphane Giusti
    • Writer
      • Stéphane Giusti
    • Stars
      • Jean-Michel Portal
      • Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
      • Mathilde Seigner
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Jean-Michel Portal
    • Lucas
    Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
    • Martin
    Mathilde Seigner
    Mathilde Seigner
    • Lise
    Vittoria Scognamiglio
    • Rose
    Jacques Hansen
    • Père de Lucas
    Stéphane Lévêque
    • Mathieu
    Karim Lounis
    • Pablo
    Bernard Nissile
    • Millau
    Bruno Bonomo
    • Prêtre
    Stéphane Giusti
    • Jérôme
    Benjamin Sanchiarelli
    • Enfant aux fleurs
    Serguei Tourountsev
    • Doublure plongeon
    Nedjib Djebarri
    • Enfant piscine 1
    Louis Philippe Lopez
    • Enfant piscine 2
    Elisabeth Giusti
    • Infirmière Martin 1
    Véronique Aude
    • Infirmière Martin 2
    Natasha Solignac
    • Me Raspail
    • (as Natacha Solignac)
    Jean-Charles Fonti
    Jean-Charles Fonti
    • Voleur 1
    • Director
      • Stéphane Giusti
    • Writer
      • Stéphane Giusti
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    7/10
    Quality gay-themed cinema
    At the age of 55, I've spent my entire life in the USA and have rarely had occasion to view any "foreign" films. In seeking out gay-themed films to watch in recent months, I've discovered that the majority of those generally rated most highly by voters on this site aren't made here (in the USA), and so consequently, fully half of the films I've watched are European-made.

    For me, most of these films suffer from three faults: (1) They tend to me far too "preachy." It feels like every scene is trying to demonstrate some important lesson in life, making the movies seem more like a classroom on the big screen rather than entertainment.

    (2) The dialogue, even when it's not attempting to teach me something, is awkward and forced. People just don't talk that way; the conversations are always so unnatural that they come across being emotionless, and I don't don't feel emotion in the characters, there really is no point for my being in the movie theater.

    (3) The story line is of little or no consequence, since all of the emphasis is given to making a point (see item 1). As a result, I rarely develop any interest in these films.

    This movie was an exception to all of the above. Oh, you still do get banged over the head with some commentary on life's little failings, but only softly, and the dialogue could be warmed up and made more believable here and there, and now and then you want to scream at the way Lucas treats Martin or vice-versa - making them look a bit like cold fish, but those momentary lapses didn't seriously impede my enjoyment of the movie.

    On the whole, I can happily recommend this movie to others like me for whom an emotionally interesting and involving story-line is the #1 consideration for enjoying a movie.
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    • Nov 29, 2008

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1997 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Man I Love
    • Filming locations
      • Cuges-les-Pins, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    • Production companies
      • Ellipse Animation
      • La Sept-Arte
      • Onya Film Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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