American Translation

2011 1h 49m FR

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★5.9TMDB · 38

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From the moment they meet, brooding Chris and the beautiful Aurore fall instantly and passionately in love but it's not long before their intense connection is consumed by Chris's dark obsession with gay men. Before long, the pair embarks on a violent and sexual journey filled with seduction and destruction of young gay hustlers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lizzie Brocheré
Aurore
Pierre Perrier
Chris
Karl E. Landler
Inspector Thomas
Djédjé Apali
Inspector Malherbe
Jean-Marc Barr
William
Benjamin Bollen
Young boy
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria
Young student
Laurent Delbecque
Nick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Marc Barr
Writers: Pascal Arnold, Lucy Allwood
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Marc Barr, shot by Jean-Marc Barr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Marc Barr 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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Lizzie Brocheré and Pierre Perrier and Karl E. Landler carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1692227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean-Marc Barr directs. Jean-Marc Barr behind the camera. Jean-Marc Barr cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Jean-Marc Barr, shot by Jean-Marc Barr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jean-Marc Barr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lizzie Brocheré and Pierre Perrier and Karl E. Landler carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1692227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean-Marc Barr
Editing: Jean-Marc Barr
Production design: Benoît Tetelin
Costume design: Mimi Lempicka
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: American Translation (2011)

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CinemaSerf2023-08-09
★ 5/10
“Chris" (Pierre Perrier) is handsome, tousled, young Frenchman with a penchant for sex - man, woman (probably chihuahua too if given the opportunity)... He meets “Aurora” (Lizzie Brocheré) - a young Franco-American girl and they set off travelling around rural France. Snag is, "Chris" has a bit of an asphyxiation fetish - and that leads to fatal results! As they continue to criss-cross their country in their camper van, their antics naturally attract the attention of the Sûreté! At times it is more erotic than sexy; and though there is nudity there is very little sex - it's more provocative than demonstrative, and that sometimes works. The problem is that neither character elicited any kind of emotion at all from me; and the gradual corruption of "Aurore" just lacked credibility. It is really very soft, kinky, porn with a theme that is rather basically photographed and uninterestingly self-destructive.

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