Wild Reeds

1994 1h 55m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 148

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Élodie Bouchez
Maïté Alvarez
Gaël Morel
François Forestier
Stéphane Rideau
Serge Bartolo
Frédéric Gorny
Henri Mariani
Michèle Moretti
Madame Alvarez
Jacques Nolot
Monsieur Morelli
Eric Kreikenmayer
Pierre Bartolo
Nathalie Vignes
Irène

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André Téchiné
Writers: Olivier Massart, Gilles Taurand, André Téchiné
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by André Téchiné, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Élodie Bouchez and Gaël Morel and Stéphane Rideau carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

André Téchiné directs. Jeanne Lapoirie behind the camera. Martine Giordano cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by André Téchiné, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Élodie Bouchez and Gaël Morel and Stéphane Rideau carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0111019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 14 themes, including "love triangle", "province", "southern france", "coming of age".