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Le Souffle Details

2001

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Starring	Pierre-Louis Bonnetblanc, Dominque Chevallier, Maxime Dalbrut, Jean-Claude Lecante
Director	Damien Odoul
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

Le Souffle

Told with fondness and precision, and set in France at the time of the IndoChina War (which later became an American problem known as the Vietnam War), this controversial feature handles teen coming-of-age, sexuality and even incest with a gentleness that disappointed the prurient and shocked the conservative. This is one of director Louis Malle's finest films: others include The Fire Within and Au Revoir Les Enfants. Laurent (Benoit Ferreux) is 14 years old and anxious to lose his virginity. However, he has a very close family circle, and, between the family and school, he is too closely watched to get anywhere. He makes the most of an opportunity to neck with the girls at his older brothers' party and later almost gets to lose his virginity in a bordello, but his boisterously drunken brothers interrupt him. His real opportunity arises while his mother takes him for a rest-cure for his heart murmur at a very conventional spa.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Starring	Pierre-Louis Bonnetblanc, Dominque Chevallier, Maxime Dalbrut, Jean-Claude Lecante
Director	Damien Odoul
Studio	PALISADES TARTAN
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 15 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema
Language	DVD: French
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 23 Feb 2004

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  creative and inspiring film-making... c'est formidable!
  
  Shot in black and white, this film is quite beautiful, with the identifiable influences of Bergman, Passolini and even David Lynch. At times almost surrealist... read more »
  
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  - 21 reviews
  - London, England
  - 03 Jul 2004 at 16:55
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  No Empathy with the lead
  
  Very watchable film, the period setting was marvellous and the story line had lots of potential but I could not empathise with the lead character and felt that ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Sep 2011 at 14:03
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  Le Souffle
  
  Excellent film worth watching for its acting, composition, storyline and superb treatment of the subject of growing up.
  
  Its one of the few films I ... read more »
  
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  One to watch
  
  I enjoyed this film, it maintains the attention of the viewer throughout, shot in black and white it is wonderfully atmospheric,sadly the ending is ... read more »
  
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  Told with fondness and precision, and set in France at the time of the IndoChina War (which later became an American problem known as the Vietnam War), this controversial feature handles teen coming-of-age, sexuality and even incest with a gentleness that disappointed the prurient and shocked the ...