Garçon stupide (2004)

This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do. Loic, 18 years old, being annoyed by his work in a chocolate factory, cruises ... See full summary »

Director:

Lionel Baier

Writers:

Lionel Baier, Laurent Guido

Stars:

Pierre Chatagny, Natacha Koutchoumov, Rui Alves

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Chatagny	...	Loïc
Natacha Koutchoumov	...	Marie
Rui Alves	...	Rui (as Rui Pedro Alves)
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
Ursula Meier

Storyline

This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do. Loic, 18 years old, being annoyed by his work in a chocolate factory, cruises in the internet by night to have sex with older men. His life is turned upside down by a row of events such as his friendship to a man who is not just interested in his body and the suicide of his best friend...

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Plot Keywords:

uncircumcised penis | chocolate | friendship | male explicit nudity | male female relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lead actor Pierre Chatagny actually works for a chocolate factory in the Swiss city of Bulle, according to one of the special features on the DVD.

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Quotes

Loïc: I don't know what I will be but I know what I won't be.
Loïc: I won't be anti-globalisation, nor march with the masses, nor cry "Kill Them", nor be a cop, nor sell out, nor be a hooligan, nor neutral, nor reasonable, nor a militant, nor a collaborator. I won't fuck everyone, nor create a family, sell ass, buy ass, have kids, fear the dark, love the dark, be a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist, not believe in people, be like everyone, transparent, absent, not look women straight in the eye, fuck men rather ...
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Connections

References The Birds (1963)

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Soundtracks

Concerto pour orchestre et piano no. 4 en G mineur, op. 40
Interprété par le The Philadelphia Orchestra, dirigé par Eugene Ormandy
Piano: Philippe Entremont
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Sony Music Entertainment AG
© 1991 Sony Classical

User Reviews

Tedious, not touching

I don't see what justifies the rave reviews. Apart from the exposition, it came off fairly boring. Yes, Loic is enigmatic and incredibly attractive, and the film could have developed well based on that, but instead it wanders hopelessly after its first 20 minutes and becomes essentially 90% talk and 10% plot. That gets old fast. Even the few unusual "incidents" toward the end -- which I'd guess are there to provide a shock or epiphany -- seem pointlessly surreal.

The director indulges a number of disconnected fetishes for no apparent purpose. What are we supposed to make of the recurring shots of the Alps, or the distressed and always-bandaged eyebrow piercing? If these are supposed to be symbolic of something about Loic, their meanings are far too obscure. If the writers intended to make us guess at these things, that's a tired, pretentious technique that I think ends up being merely annoying, not clever.

Details

Country:

Switzerland France

Language:

French Portuguese

Release Date:

13 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Garçon stupide

Filming Locations:

Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland

Box Office

Budget:

CHF500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,195, 18 September 2005

Gross USA:

$151,702

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$170,399

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saga-Productions, Ciné Manufacture, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1