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Racial and sexual divides collide on a French campus, sparking controversies and forcing confrontations.Racial and sexual divides collide on a French campus, sparking controversies and forcing confrontations.Racial and sexual divides collide on a French campus, sparking controversies and forcing confrontations.
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Éva Darlan
- Mme Chouquet
- (as Eva Darlan)
Adan Jodorowsky
- L'étudiant start-up
- (as Adam Jodorowsky)
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- ConnectionsReferenced in Sabor tropical (2009)
- SoundtracksConcerto pour Violon, Hautbois et Orchestre en Ré mineur BWV 1060
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as Jean Sébastien Bach)
Performed by Yehudi Menuhin (violin) with Bath Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Yehudi Menuhin
© 1982 EMI Records Ltd
Avec l'aimable authorisation d'EMI Music France
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Paul (Gregori Baquet) is attending a prestigious university in France. He has a girlfriend named Agnes (Alice Taglioni) who is puzzled why he won't live with her. Paul becomes sexually attracted to handsome roommate Louis-Arnault (Jocelyn Quivrin) but won't admit it, while handsome Arab Mecir (Salim Kerchrouche) makes it clear that he loves Paul. What is Paul to do?
Has its moments. When it sticks to Paul, Mecir and Louis-Arnault and the sexual aspect it's absolutely fascinating. But they continuously keep throwing in long boring speeches about business and politics that bring things to a screeching halt. Also (with the sole exception of Mecir) most of the characters are very unlikable and cruel. Paul's girlfriend especially comes across badly and Paul himself is whiny. It ends in a very muddled way with an unsatisfying ending.
The acting is all pretty good. Baquet is a bit too whiny but Quivrin and especially Kerchrouch are very good. The one sex scene is done very tastefully and there is quite a bit of casual female and male nudity (this would get an NC-17 if it had been rated). All in all not too good but some bright moments and acting make it worth a look. I give it a 7.
Has its moments. When it sticks to Paul, Mecir and Louis-Arnault and the sexual aspect it's absolutely fascinating. But they continuously keep throwing in long boring speeches about business and politics that bring things to a screeching halt. Also (with the sole exception of Mecir) most of the characters are very unlikable and cruel. Paul's girlfriend especially comes across badly and Paul himself is whiny. It ends in a very muddled way with an unsatisfying ending.
The acting is all pretty good. Baquet is a bit too whiny but Quivrin and especially Kerchrouch are very good. The one sex scene is done very tastefully and there is quite a bit of casual female and male nudity (this would get an NC-17 if it had been rated). All in all not too good but some bright moments and acting make it worth a look. I give it a 7.
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- Gross worldwide
- $16,706
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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