The age of twenty is something of a milestone in life. The teens are gone forever, and the first phase of adulthood is begun.
Many youths manage this transition smoothly, while others find it more difficult. Loic, the antihero of "Garcon stupide," has a tough time.
During the course of this film, he supposedly sheds his sexual orientation, bounces from relationship to relationship and in the end, takes a stand on what roads he doesn't want to tread.
That he's confused is not atypical of twenty-year-olds. It's time to phase out sewing wild oats and begin settling down. Just where Loic wants to go seems unclear, and Writers Lionel Baier and Laurent Guido end on an inconclusive note.
By the same token, their entire lean narrative is in free form (often using spit screens) with time and events sometimes out of synch. There's no denying that Pierre Chatagny's naturalistic portrayal of the main character is clearly etched.
Opinions seem to vary regarding the effectiveness of this depiction, which is reminiscent of Sebastian Lifshitz's "Presque rien" (2002, with Stephane Rideau).
"Garcon stupide" was presented by Cinematheque --one of America's premiere film series, located in University Circle of Cleveland, Ohio. The audience at that showing was highly attentive and quite empathetic. (harry/76)
Many youths manage this transition smoothly, while others find it more difficult. Loic, the antihero of "Garcon stupide," has a tough time.
During the course of this film, he supposedly sheds his sexual orientation, bounces from relationship to relationship and in the end, takes a stand on what roads he doesn't want to tread.
That he's confused is not atypical of twenty-year-olds. It's time to phase out sewing wild oats and begin settling down. Just where Loic wants to go seems unclear, and Writers Lionel Baier and Laurent Guido end on an inconclusive note.
By the same token, their entire lean narrative is in free form (often using spit screens) with time and events sometimes out of synch. There's no denying that Pierre Chatagny's naturalistic portrayal of the main character is clearly etched.
Opinions seem to vary regarding the effectiveness of this depiction, which is reminiscent of Sebastian Lifshitz's "Presque rien" (2002, with Stephane Rideau).
"Garcon stupide" was presented by Cinematheque --one of America's premiere film series, located in University Circle of Cleveland, Ohio. The audience at that showing was highly attentive and quite empathetic. (harry/76)