Bernard Nissile, Bruno Bonomo, Jacques Hansen

What gay man hasn’t sat beside a pool and dreamed of declaring his love to a beautiful straight boy whose Speedo fits just right? How many of us have dared to hope that we might actually get to peel...( read more  read more... ) the swimsuit away, or that our love might even be returned? Well, for the irrepressible Martin, just dreaming and hoping are no longer enough. Martin falls for the straight Lucas the moment he sees him leap from the high dive, and decides to take a leap of his own. Within minutes he declares his love to Lucas, who is less than thrilled. No one is more surprised than Martin, then when his seemingly hopeless infatuation ends up bringing him friendship, passion and even true love. The only problem is that, for Martin, it all may have come too late. This tender story of two lovers who find the meaning of life just as one of them is preparing to leave it will both warm your heart and break it, and have you smiling through your tears. Throw in a mother who roars around town in a pink Mercedes with outfits to match, AIDS activists fighting for better treatments, a deaf drag queen who signs his routines instead of lip- synching, a gay wedding and beautiful locations in and around Marseilles, and you have a uniquely French but touchingly universal love story.

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Unrated, 87 min.

Directed by: Stéphane Giusti

Release Date: April 27, 2001

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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003

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  • November 22, 2008
    La fantasia de cualquier chico gay, lograr un novio straight se convierte en realidad aqui y los agravantes posteriores afirman el amor. Sencillamente hermosa!
  • March 21, 2007
    -Lucas et toi, ça va ?
    -Je lui fais la lecture, au tricot.

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