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Wild Reeds

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Original title

Les roseaux sauvages (Wild Reeds)

Year

1994

Running time

110 min.

Country

France

Director

André Téchiné

Screenwriter

André Téchiné, Gilles Taurand, Olivier Massart

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Jeanne Lapoirie

Producer

IMA Films, Les Films Alain Sarde

Genre

Drama. Romance | 1960s. Teen/coming-of-age. Friendship. Gay & Lesbian. Small Town Life (Non-North American). Schools & University

Synopsis

Set in rural France during the end of the Algerian war, and immersed in the music of the sixties, this film follows four students in friendship and love. François's best friend is a girl Maite, but instead he falls in love with a boy Serge, while Serge is falling for Maite. Henri is the outsider, an Algerian-born Frenchman who has fled the war, and the catalyst for François to find his identity.

Rankings Position

#52 Best LGTBIQ+ Productions
#111 Best French Movies of all time

Awards: 1994: 4 Cesar Awards: including Best Movie and director. 8 Nominations

1995: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film

1995: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Foreign Language Film

1994: Chicago International Film Festival: Official Selection

1995: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film. 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"'Wild Reeds' is not only Andre Techine's best film in a decade, it's one of France's, too"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"Andre Techine creates living characters instead of sociopolitical symbols"

Carrie Rickey: Philadelphia Inquirer
"[A] delicate, lovingly photographed, strongly acted coming-of-age story"

Caryn James: The New York Times
"The film impresses for its authenticity, careful delineation of mood, and subtle balancing of the personal and political"

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