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Private Lessons

Original title: Élève libre
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
995
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Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)
Drama

An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.

  • Director
    • Joachim Lafosse
  • Writers
    • Joachim Lafosse
    • François Pirot
  • Stars
    • Jonas Bloquet
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Claire Bodson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    995
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joachim Lafosse
    • Writers
      • Joachim Lafosse
      • François Pirot
    • Stars
      • Jonas Bloquet
      • Jonathan Zaccaï
      • Claire Bodson
    • 10User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)
    Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)
    Jonas Bloquet and Pauline Etienne in Private Lessons (2008)
    Jonathan Zaccaï and Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)
    Jonathan Zaccaï and Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)
    Claire Bodson, Jonathan Zaccaï, Yannick Renier, and Jonas Bloquet in Private Lessons (2008)

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    Jonas Bloquet
    Jonas Bloquet
    • Jonas
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Pierre
    Claire Bodson
    • Nathalie
    Yannick Renier
    • Didier
    Pauline Etienne
    Pauline Etienne
    • Delphine
    Anne Coesens
    Anne Coesens
    • Pascale
    Thomas Coumans
    • Thomas
    Bernard Michel
    • Bernard
    Johan Leysen
    Johan Leysen
    • Serge
    Muriel Hérault
    • La titulaire de classe
    Luc Van Gunderbeeck
    • L'examinateur de math
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    Toussaint Colombani
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      • François Pirot
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    • Trivia
      Pauline Etienne's debut.
    • Quotes

      Pierre: You can't beat a guy for sucking a guy off.

    User reviews10

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    10/10
    Perversion is in the Eye of the Beholder
    It is said (and I have noted to be true) that people see in other people, in works of Art etc. or anything subjective, what THEY actually are. They project their own being, or shortcomings or fears or hidden secrets. That the author of the review below attack this sensitive film is such a disproportionately virulent (and plainly erroneous) way has said much more about him as a person than he probably intended to express. And to call a 17 year-old a 'child' (and who is in his full legal right to consent to any relationship he wishes to pursue, protected by the law itself) is so absurd as to suggest the author had a North American education. To see rape, to see perverted seduction in what is most obviously all but that, would be an alarm calm for anyone reading his review on this subtle film. What is sure is that with such a serious imbalance within him to feel the need to explode in this way, I would make sure no one below 18 walk near him. We have many recent examples of those who shouted far above the rest, and ended up being caught with their pants down, and I don't mean figuratively. His review reads like an open book of serious personal issues, as yet unresolved, and if his review serves any purpose it would be to help him seek assistance. More to do with the film now; it is of course slow and bleak like many European films, but like many European films dare to recount real life, real subtleties, real complexities of relationships that much cinema avoids - and that many like the author mentioned above would like to push so deep into (their subconscious) perversion as to ...create a perversion in itself, quite aside from the what the filmmaker made. It somehow makes them feel they have crushed their demon for a while - little to do with a review.
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    • ynoel-2
    • Jun 25, 2010

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2009 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
    • Official site
      • Haut et Court (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Özel Dersler
    • Production companies
      • MACT Productions
      • Inver Invest
      • Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $194,766
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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