| Bernard
Campan, Charles Berling, Léa Drucker , Niels Lexcellent
A man vacationing in the country with
his wife and children finds his sexuality unexpectedly challenged
in director Zabou Breitman's intimate drama. Frédéric is a family
man who needs a vacation. Upon arriving at his cottage in the country,
Frédéric makes the acquaintance of Hugo -- the gay neighbor who
resides in the adjacent cottage. A free spirit who is open about
his sexuality and frequently goes skinny-dipping in the moonlight,
Hugo seems to be everything that Frédéric isn't. Soon, the tension
between Hugo and Frédéric is palpable. Yet, while they may be at
odds over their opposite lifestyles, the two men are also obviously
attracted to one another and soon begin to flirt heavily. But Hugo's
taunting of hopeless romantic Frédéric begins bordering on cruel
when it becomes obvious that Frédéric is jealous of his new lover.
Hugo is staunch in his belief that by committing to a relationship
you effectively destroy any possibility of real love, yet Frédéric
is vehement in his quest for devotion, despite the fact that his
relationship with his wife is at a critical turning point. |