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F. Is a Bastard

Released Aug 13, 1998 1h 35m Drama List
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A teen (Vincent Branchet) becomes slavishly devoted to an older, self-absorbed and drug-addicted rock musician (Frédéric Andrau).
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Audience Member First: This is a gay movie in french with english subtitles. That being said This is an excellent film. I'll leave the description to what it say about the movie here. The photography is excellent, the acting excellent, the script is also excellent. Basically it boils down to Romeo and Juliet. I am sure Shakespear never dreamer of this telling.Beautiful done, the material is well and almost lovingly told. I get the feeling that the writer put a lot of himself into the story. I am also sure that the actors put of lot of themselves into their characters. Would I recommend this? YES Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I disagree "Fogi is a Bastard", he's sympthatic, a drug addict who won't let anyone into his hedonistic life. One of the best movies about unrequited love and the humiliation people go through, to prove one's affection. Vincent Branchet is Beni, the young man, who's fallen in love with Fogi, a rock star. Branchet will do anything to prove himself. I like the movie best when it showed the S&M of their relationship. It's so true. Frederick Andrau is physically well cast as Fogi and he's convicing in the role. He and Branchet play well off each other. The ending is anti-climactic since the audience senses that both characters have sunk low into their depths. However, the movie doesn't sugar coat the lengths each man goes through to survive. Not a crowd pleaser, by any means, but a gritty drama about love gone wrong...the anit-love gay movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member First: This is a gay movie in french with english subtitles. That being said This is an excellent film. I'll leave the description to what it say about the movie here. The photography is excellent, the acting excellent, the script is also excellent. Basically it boils down to Romeo and Juliet. I am sure Shakespear never dreamer of this telling.Beautiful done, the material is well and almost lovingly told. I get the feeling that the writer put a lot of himself into the story. I am also sure that the actors put of lot of themselves into their characters. Would I recommend this? YES Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This guy in the movie, Vincent Branchet, is really good! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Very well done, actors were amazing, great story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A little above average. But, very cute. Worth seeing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A teen (Vincent Branchet) becomes slavishly devoted to an older, self-absorbed and drug-addicted rock musician (Frédéric Andrau).
Director
Marcel Gisler
Producer
Pierre-Alain Schatzmann, Ruth Waldburger
Screenwriter
Martin Frank, Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler
Production Co
Avventura Films, Arena Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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