Fresh
French helmer Andre Techine's most personal--and arguably best--film is one of the few foreign language pictures that was recognized by most critics groups in the U.S.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
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Wild Reeds
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- André Téchiné Director
- Élodie Bouchez as Maïté Alvarez
- Gaël Morel as François Forestier
- Stéphane Rideau as Serge Bartolo
- Frédéric Gorny as Henri Mariani
- Michèle Moretti as Madame Alvarez
- Jacques Nolot as Monsieur Morelli
- Eric Kreikenmayer as Pierre Bartolo, the Groom
- Nathalie Vignes as Irène, the Bride
- Michel Ruhl Cast
- Fatia Maite Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Some of the political undertones may go astray, but the emotional center of the film is touching and honest.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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