As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.
Acting
Stéphane Rideau's smoldering restlessness — devastating.
Direction
Téchiné captures desire without explaining it.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched southwestern France hiding everything beneath.
Director
André Téchiné
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Algerian War's end in 1962 mirrors these characters' own forced reckonings with identity.
Gaël Morel and Stéphane Rideau became real-life partners during filming; Téchiné incorporated their chemistry organically.
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