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Wild Reeds

Élodie Bouchez (Actor), Gaël Morel (Actor), André Téchiné (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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This resonant, engrossing 1994 film by André Téchiné (Thieves) is an unusual coming-of-age story set at a French boarding school in 1962, when news of France's war in Algeria is still plentiful. Téchiné focuses on a handful of students, measuring their transition into adulthood against the reality of love, sex, and the war's controversial cost. Strikingly sensitive and sophisticated, beautifully dramatized, and perfectly acted by a young cast, the film feels like one of those universal touchstones for the final days of childhood grace. Téchiné's typically blunt-but-gentle manner is perfectly suited for this tale of youthful gains and losses. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Flick, Oct 2 2002
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Zen Williston (Heavenly Valley, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This film is great... engrossing, compassionate, well-acted, sensual, realistic, and believable. Excellent acting, directing, and editing make for a memorable film.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It goes where "Jules and Jim" didn't dare, Mar 15 2004
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Charles S. Houser (Binghamton, NY) - See all my reviews
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One girl and three guys--it does J&J one better. I always wondered why Jules and Jim bothered with "the girl" at all when they were obviously one another's true soul mates. Although WILD REEDS is not a gay film, it does have one gay character who has a couple of classmates who seem to be either bisexual or open to experimentation. The four adolescent leads in this movie are struggling with their sense of being an outsider, which seems to be a universal for boys and girls, straights and gays alike. At the same time that they are trying to come to terms with their sexual natures, they are developing a sense of their place in the world. Each of them is affected by the political issues of their day (the war in Algeria), the struggle against authoritarian school teachers, and the expectations of their families. What I found appealing about the way the characters were portrayed and developed is that each one seems to receive equal treatment, has an equal share of grief and confusion, and is equally susceptible to normal human foibles. To wish that the story lines were more resolved at the end of the film would be to ask that this thoughtful little movie be something it was not meant to be--a splashy, big-budget Hollywood film totally ungrounded in human reality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST have glimpse at the innocence and discovery of youth., Dec 13 2003
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This film carries you along the journey from the innocence of youth to the beauty of first time (...) discovery. It's captivating to empathize with the boys as they struggle through their socially deviant (...) attraction for their young classmates. The film is set in a boys school in picturesque southern France and stars the gorgeous and exceptionally talented Stéphane Rideau and Gaël Morel. The DVD is high quality however you can't remove the subtitles. A must have.
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