What follows is a look back at the relationship he’s never forgotten, a hidden affair with a boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. In this “sexy, pure, and radiant story” ( Out), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson-“this year’s Call Me By Your Name” ( Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vanity Fair, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Out-about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress and writer Molly Ringwald. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.” -André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameĪ New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Lie with Me / Arrête avec tes Mensonges is sweet considering what it's about, even light at times but it works.“I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. These flashbacks are intense, believable, and capture gay teenage love well. Julien De Saint-Jean and Jérémy Gillet are just amazing in this film, their scenes give life and weight to the scenes in the present. In the present scenes, it's mostly him and Victor Belmondo - famous last name and familiar features but the first time I've heard or seen him in anything - they are good but not as poignant as the flashbacks. His internal emotional turmoil reads perfectly as he comes back into town and meets Lucas. Guillaume De Tonquédec is the only actor in the cast I knew by sight but I've seen him more in comedic roles - at least that's the memory I have of him - but he nails it. The whole cast is great but there are standouts. The flashbacks actually feel like memories, as bittersweet as they can be, and contrast well with Stephane now as he's still hurt by them and yet cherish them. A movie that goes back and forth between the present and the past is nothing new, and someone reminiscing on their first love isn't either, but this film does a good job of it in the way it's structured. The movie captures that quite well, there's a rawness to it that makes it feel like you're watching these events as they are unfolding whether they are in the present or the flashbacks. As is the book, the story here is autobiographical and it is felt.
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