L'homme de sa vie (2006)

On summer holiday in Provance, Frédéric meets Hugo and develops a powerful bond that threatens his family.

Director:

Zabou Breitman

Writers:

Zabou Breitman, Agnès de Sacy

Stars:

Bernard Campan, Charles Berling, Léa Drucker

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bernard Campan	...	Frédéric
Charles Berling	...	Hugo
Léa Drucker	...	Frédérique
Jacqueline Jehanneuf	...	Jacqueline
Eric Prat	...	Guillaume
Niels Lexcellent	...	Arthur
Anna Chalon	...	Capucine
Antonin Chalon	...	Mathieu
Léocadia Rodriguez-Henocq	...	Jeanne
Caroline Gonce	...	Ilse
Aurélie Guichard	...	Lucinda
Philippe Lefebvre	...	Benoît
Angie David	...	Anne-Sophie
Gabrielle Atger	...	Pauline
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Gillet	...	Jeune homme Hugo

Storyline

On summer holiday in Provance, Frédéric meets Hugo and develops a powerful bond that threatens his family.

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Plot Keywords:

cell phone | summer | f rated | male rear nudity | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Mann meines Lebens

Filming Locations:

Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,991, 23 September 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,564, 30 September 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pan Européenne, France 3 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hugo: Qu'est-ce que tu fais là ? Pourquoi t'es venu ? Tu voulais me dire quelque chose ?

User Reviews

Enigmatic, Subtle, Well Thought Out, Though....

This film is so well photographed, produced, acted, scripted, etc., I feel a bit caddish for complaining about any aspect of it.

The photography is beautiful, lush at times, and often original. Much of the story takes place in dreams, or in a dream-like state, and the cinematographer does a good job conveying as much.

The film returns repeatedly to segments of an all night conversation between the two male leads, revealing nothing particularly extraordinary. Their dialog is the kind college kids have when they're talking about The Meaning of It All. But aspects of that discussion are played off against events occurring around them in the days that follow. It's a nice structure, one that lends itself to the dreamy photography.

I think the film could have been truly great if just a bit of the thematic and visual metaphors had been scaled back. This slight excess is noticeable, and that, I think, is a shame. Don't get me wrong--this is so far and away above the quality of most gay cinema it's definitely worth seeing, and thoroughly enjoyable.

I think Netflix has categorized this film as Foreign, rather than as Gay & Lesbian. It's French, so it clearly belongs to the former, but it is also a top tier example of the latter.