À cause d'un garçon (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Fabrice Cazeneuve

Writer:

Vincent Molina (writer)

Release Date:

13 March 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family. |

Plot Keywords:

Outing | High School | Mother Son Relationship | Boxer | Teenager

Cast

Julien Baumgartner	...	Vincent Molina
Julia Maraval	...	Noémie
Jérémie Elkaïm	...	Benjamin
François Comar	...	Stéphane
Patrick Bonnel	...	Bernard, the Father
Christiane Millet	...	Sylvie
Antoine Michel	...	Régis, the Brother
Nils Ohlund	...	Bruno
Bernard Blancan	...	Swimming Coach
Eric Bonicatto	...	French Professor
Paco Boublard	...	Swimming Teammate 1
Vincent Billouin	...	Swimming Teammate 2
Adrien Saint-Joré	...	Swimming Teammate 3
Vincent Nemeth	...	Guidance Counselor
Blandine Pélissier	...	Guidance Counselor Secretary

Also Known As:

Carnets d'ado - À cause d'un garçon (France)
Tu verras, ça te passera (France) (working title)
You'll Get Over It (USA) (festival title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:U | Germany:12

Company:

Capa Drama

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005) (V)

Same story, good retelling

Well, we've seen this same story how many times now? But this film is a sensitive and realistic retelling. Well-written, -acted, and -executed. I was moved, and what's more important than that? Some minor drawbacks: (1) the soundtrack is an atrocious, Casio-quality distraction better suited for porn; (2) speaking of porn, I have no objection to nudity, but it seems strange that all the sex scenes are heterosexual in a gay-themed film, and (3) the subtitles are terrible. Even with my limited French, it was clear that a lot of meaning is lost in the translation. And, for an American the very British-English subtitles are jarring in a film about teens (lots of "fancy that, chap"). Do English teens talk like that? I noticed a lot of French slang, but the translation is stilted and, well, British. Worth a rental.