Being 17

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Ty N A beautiful later work from the great Andre Techine. If you have seen his 1994 masterpiece Wild Reeds, you will notice several familiar motifs. The main difference is that the protagonist in this story is the polar opposite of the protagonist in Wild Reeds. One senses that Techine sought to break down the emotional and cultural barriers that were omnipresent in the earlier film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Nice movie about two boys exploring their sexuality. The nature is stunning and every scene in the mountains has a nice atmosphere. Maybe what would make this movie perfect is to somehow end it ? In the end there were many questions unanswered and for me I wanted a better and meaningful end. But definitely worth watching. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Não é novidade para ninguém que a França é um dos maiores polos artísticos do mundo, dito isso, não precisa de muito para saber que 'Quand On A 17 Ans' é uma obra de origem francesa e que encanta e desperta as mais diversas sensações a todos que se aventuram a mergulhar numa história interiorana, simples, mas com grande potencial. O longa tem como eixo central a história de Damien e Thomas, que por sinal, é um fascínio puro de tensão sexual e descobrimento, trazendo com força, a forma em que adolescentes limitados lidam com sua sexualidade. Seguindo uma linha narrativa pouco previsível, a história dos rapazes acaba revelando grandes atuações, e são essas atuações as responsáveis por elevar o entendimento do público, que entre controvérsias e complexidades dos personagens, acaba deixando em certos pontos, a história mais acessível. O Plot Twist trabalhado desde o início da história, surte um efeito que muda o rumo de tudo a partir da metade do segundo ato. E essa mudança repentina que acaba abrindo espaço para que a chave central da história comece a se desenvolver com mais intensidade, e bota intensidade nisso. 'Quand On A 17 Ans' é uma história rica, gravada de maneira modesta e simples, mas apaixonante e sensual na medida que deve ser. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Granted the movie needed pre & post-production help (Writing, editing, etc), but the acting and directing was really quite good was really quite good. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming story in a scenic setting. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A really, really good gay/coming of age film. Not just about the kids' problems with being gay and their attraction, but also what shapes them as humans, with as much emphasis on especially one of the boys' mother, it was as much her story as it was theirs. Great acting. Beautiful, but not "big" cinematography - although the snow covered mountains made me almost miss snow - and I HATE the cold! And it was not over the top/sugar-coaty as most American movies (or was about just drugs and screwing every guy you come near, as also happens in most gay-themed American movies) in this genre, which gives it extra points. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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