Andre Techine, Frédéric Gorny, Gaël Morel
Set in Southwest France, 1962, at the end of the Algerian War. Together, a group of teenagers face the pressures of their maturing sexuality, the formation of their political ideals during a turbulent...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2001
Stats: 81 reviews
Set in Provence, France in 1962 during the Algerian crisis, Wild Reeds focuses on four young adults, who are attempting to sort out their lives ? personally, politically, and socially. This is Breaking Away without collegiate antagonists or bicycle races and is American Grafitti ...( read more)
André Téchiné signe un film sensislb,e intelligent, brillant et rythmé, magnifiquement écrit et interprété par de jeunes interprètes de talents. On y suit avec bonheur les tourments de chacun des protagonistes tissés dans une panoplies de scènes mémorables. Un très beau film.
want to see this because it won best foreign-language film with the NYFC and with the LAFC
Beautiful with a touch of longing & sadness as all good coming-of-age flicks should be. Im a major Techine fan. See MY FAVORITE SEASON & THIEVES, both with CDeneuve & DAuteuil.
I love coming of age stories. I hate coming of age movies. I love this coming of age movie.
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