It’s been five years since Abdellatif Kechiche pulled off the rare feat of winning the Palme d’Or in a unanimous jury vote for “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” In that time, the director’s lesbian coming-of-age romance has been hotly debated as both a milestone of queer cinema and an exploitative sex drama. Kechiche’s new film, ‘Mektoub My Love: Canto Uno,’ is bound to follow a similar path.
“Mektoub” follows a young screenwriter named Amin who travels from Paris to his hometown on the Mediterranean for the summer. He spends his days at beaches and in bars with childhood friends and his sexually-charged older cousin, Tom. Amin eventually meets a producer who offers to finance his first film, which presents the young man with numerous choices that could change his life. The cast includes newcomers like Shain Boumedine, Ophelie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, and Lou Luttiau.
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“Mektoub” follows a young screenwriter named Amin who travels from Paris to his hometown on the Mediterranean for the summer. He spends his days at beaches and in bars with childhood friends and his sexually-charged older cousin, Tom. Amin eventually meets a producer who offers to finance his first film, which presents the young man with numerous choices that could change his life. The cast includes newcomers like Shain Boumedine, Ophelie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, and Lou Luttiau.
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- 3/2/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Faced with criticisms from some corners about the gaze employed on his young leads in “Blue Is The Warmest Color,” director Abdellatif Kechiche doubles down with his new film “Mektoub My Love: Canto Uno.” In fact, the trailer forgoes any dialogue and lets the camera dance around the characters who spend plenty of time making out and frolicking in their swimsuits.
Featuring a cast of mostly unknowns (Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Lou Luttiau, Alexia Chardard and Hafsia Herzi), the story follows a young screenwriter faced with a difficult choice between his lover and his career.
Featuring a cast of mostly unknowns (Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Lou Luttiau, Alexia Chardard and Hafsia Herzi), the story follows a young screenwriter faced with a difficult choice between his lover and his career.
- 3/2/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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