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16 October 2002 (France) morePlot:
Bruce leaves his girlfriend behind in Paris for an arts fellowship that will allow him to live and work in Rome... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Good Premise... moreCast
(Credited cast) | Rodolphe Marconi | ... | Bruce |
| Andrea Necci | ... | Matteo |
 | Echo Danon | ... | Aston |
| Orietta Gianjorio | ... | Orietta, la barmaid |
| Hervé Brunon | ... | Germain |
| Maria Teresa De Belis | ... | Maria Teresa, la bibliothécaire |
| Irene D'Agostino | ... | Irene |
| Tomazo D'Ulisia | ... | Tomaso |
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The most notable thing about this film as you begin to watch it is the way it's filmed. It strikes the viewer immediately as low budget, because the cinematography resembles that of a home movie. The story is rather hard to follow (especially with a bunch of giggly girls sitting behind you) and the acting is… eh. However, the manner with which it is presented it very interesting. Instead of showing the viewer certain specific things and telling him through dialogue what is going on, the director takes a more realistic approach and simply shows you snippets of the characters' lives.
The premise of the film, which is a French college student coming to Rome to study and subsequently falling for an Italian boy there, seems all well and good, but it becomes tedious as the Italian starts chasing after an American female student. Only the character of Bruce, I found, was actually interesting and realistic. Rodolphe Marconi, who plays him, does a good job portraying Bruce's facets of affection for the Italian boy, Matteo. The most satisfying scenes are those when the viewer sees Bruce presumably speaking to Matteo, exposing his feelings only to find that the French boy is simply pretending, practicing his speeches or fantasizing intimacy between the pair. It is these scenes that evoke a pitiful emotion from the viewer, because it is something that real people do. Unfortunately for this film, it seems that budget wouldn't allow the story of such a great premise be properly produced into a quality film.