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Lionel Baier
Suisse 2004
94min French o.v. English s-t.
Anonymous sexual encounters can protect a young man from the realities of life for only so long, especially when a john is more interested in what’s in his mind than what’s in his pants. Handsome Loïc spends his days in a Swiss chocolate factory and his nights in an escalating vortex of nameless tricks. Estranged from his family and prematurely jaded, he lives with his friend Marie, who coolly indulges his stories of wild sexual conquest and catastrophe. Loïc’s endless frenzy of one-night stands is disrupted by 40-something Lionel (played by the director), who validates his skills as a photographer and upsets his fragile equilibrium with Marie. Faced with too much of what he wished for, Loïc flees again to the realm of fantasy, stalking a sports star he has idolized. But he has already begun the steep climb to believing in himself and connecting with others – a journey that will have shattering repercussions for Marie, Lionel, and Loïc himself. A detailed examination of the inner trials of young adulthood, Garçon Stupide is a remarkably edgy, original, and ultimately heartwarming coming-of-age story. – KS
Shown on:
friday, november 04, 7H00 PM parisien 6 - pgm03 (Garçon stupide + Le bon coup)