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The Smell of Us

  • 20142014
  • 1h 32m
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4.9/10
1.7K
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The Smell of Us (2014)
Drama
A story centered around a group of self-destructive skateboarders in Paris.A story centered around a group of self-destructive skateboarders in Paris.A story centered around a group of self-destructive skateboarders in Paris.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.7K
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    • Larry Clark
    • Mathieu Landais(screenplay)
    • Larry Clark(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lukas Ionesco
    • Diane Rouxel
    • Théo Cholbi
    • Larry Clark
    • Mathieu Landais(screenplay)
    • Larry Clark(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lukas Ionesco
    • Diane Rouxel
    • Théo Cholbi
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    • 7User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Lukas Ionesco
    • Math
    Diane Rouxel
    Diane Rouxel
    • Marie
    Théo Cholbi
    Théo Cholbi
    • Pacman
    Hugo Behar-Thinières
    • JP
    Ryan Ben Yaiche
    • Guillaume
    • (as Rayan Ben Yaiche)
    Adrien Binh Doan
    Adrien Binh Doan
    • Minh
    Larry Clark
    Larry Clark
    • Rockstar
    Maxime Terin
    • Toff
    Valentin Charles
    • Toff's Friend
    Haïtham Panunzi
    • Rimka
    Eva Menis-Mercier
    • Céline
    • (as Eva Menis Mercier)
    Serena Perret
    • Thelma
    Louis Robiolle
    • Skater 1
    Samy Znimi
    • Skater 2
    Anthony Andrzejewski
    • Skater 3
    Ephraim Mathias
    • Skater 4
    Marlon Baroudjian
    • Marlon
    Dominique Frot
    Dominique Frot
    • Math's Mother
      • Larry Clark
      • Mathieu Landais(screenplay)
      • Larry Clark(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The 4th best film in Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films of 2015. [Nov. 2015]
    • Soundtracks
      Forever Young
      Written by Bob Dylan

      Performed by Jonathan Velasquez and Larry Clark

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    2/10
    Pointless and uninvolving.
    As in most of Larry Clark's movies, there is no coherent story, no head or tail, it's all just anecdotical: flashes of young kids skateboarding, morosely hanging out, exchanging wannabe cool remarks, and sooner or later (mostly sooner) have sex. With much effort and good will I could discern some fragments that seemed to hint at a vague side-storyline, a guy in love with a friend who isn't interested, and he's apparently unable to cope with that. After 85 minutes that's it, the end.

    This movie gives an extremely cynical view on young people. In Larry Clark's universe these teens are all self-absorbed and narcissistic, money-hungry, totally void of empathy and obsessed with sex. The few adults in the movie by the way are pictured with equal disdain, either hopeless drunks or demented lechers (mostly both).

    I suppose Clark has a purpose with this, but if so, I missed it. The lack of a serious narrative, as well as a cast of only unsympathetic characters, make it very hard to get involved or even to get into the tiniest flow with the goings-on. You just sigh and search for the FF-button by every new nude and sex scene. I'm only guessing, but could it be that Clark is essentially a misanthropist by nature? Or just hates teens? If so, his movies do a great job.
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    • May 9, 2021

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      • January 14, 2015 (France)
      • France
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      • French
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      • Japanese
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      • Paris, France
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      • Morgane Production
      • Polaris Film Production & Finance
      • Polyester
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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