Plaire, aimer et courir vite

2018 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 61 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 66% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 4572 4.6K

paris, france aids melancholy lgbt romance older man younger man relationship

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Plot summary

At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France following the intertwining journeys of Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and much-younger university student who is just beginning to live. Brought together by chance, the two men find themselves navigating a casual fling that gradually deepens into a tender, transformative bond.

Director

Christophe Honoré Photo
Christophe Honoré

Top cast

Vincent Lacoste Photo
Vincent Lacoste as Arthur Prigent
Rio Vega Photo
Rio Vega as Fabrice
Denis Podalydès Photo
Denis Podalydès as Mathieu
Tibo Drouet Photo
Tibo Drouet as Mathieu's Date
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.19 GB
1280*682
French 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 2
2.36 GB
1920*1024
French 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

It's too long and the characterisations lack depth

It's too long and the characterisations lack depth - but it is still quite an interesting story to follow. Pierre Deladonchamps is "Jacques" a (slightly) older Parisian writer who meets a young Breton "Arthur" (Vincent Lacoste) in a cinema. Initially neither are looking for much more than a quickie, but before long something clicks and the couple begin to test, probe and like each other. It transpires that "Jacques" lives every other day with his young son "Loulou" and that he isn't a well man - all of which serves to focus the emphasis of this film on their priorities and their desires - physical and emotional. It's set in the early 1990's so it's pretty clear what's going on, on the medical front - the relentlessness of the author's decline is evident but not allowed by Christoph Honoré to overwhelm what is essentially quite an engaging, but too shallow, character driven study. Denis Podalydès and the young son Tristan Farge provide potent diversions to the prevailing theme as the relationship and it's implications gather steam. The writing doesn't allow us to get bogged down in sentiment either; it's sexy and provocative, funny and sometimes just a bit course - and that gives the piece a bit more richness. I could have been doing with a little more one-on-one time between the principals. I still wasn't quite comfortable with the speed, or plausibility, of their romance - but this is much more than your bog standard gay romantic drama, and I'd suggest you stick with it.
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Reviewed by grigoraaakis-889-295918 6 / 10

This feels unfinished or not fully realised

Two men fall in love with the idea of the other during the AIDS crisis and all hell breaks loose. Of course this is a storyline we've seen so many times in cinemas, but the truth is the approach in this one is very romantic and unique. The end result is sadly something I was expecting and of course not as powerful as it should have been. The main theme is not the AIDS pandemic but rather the way two people can fall in love so unexpectedly even if their lives are set in different directions. The movie drags a lot, is really slow-paced at times and the main protagonists are not always in focus thus never showcasing their chemistry. This could have been a different movie but sadly it almost feels unfinished or not fully realised.

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