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Wild Reeds

October 30, 2023

Wild Reeds (French: Les Roseaux sauvages) is a 1994 French drama film directed by André Téchiné about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but not nominated.[2]

Wild Reeds
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré Téchiné
Written byOlivier Massart
Gilles Taurand
André Téchiné
Produced byGeorges Benayoun
Alain Sarde
StarringÉlodie Bouchez
Gaël Morel
Stéphane Rideau
Frédéric Gorny
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byMartine Giordano
Distributed byPan Européenne Distribution
Release date
  • 1 June 1994 (1994-06-01)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.8 million
Box office$5.2 million[1]

Plot edit

The film is set in southwest France in 1962. François (Gaël Morel), a shy young man from the lower middle class, is working towards his high school diploma. He spends most of his time talking about movies and literature with his best friend, Maïté (Élodie Bouchez), whose mother Mme Alvarez (Michèle Moretti) is François's French teacher. Mme Alvarez and Maïté are communists. At the boarding school, François becomes acquainted with Serge (Stéphane Rideau), the sensual son of immigrant farmers. At night, he joins François in the dormitory to chat. Finally, Serge draws François into an erotic relationship.

François discovers his homosexuality and develops a deep attraction for Serge, who has only acted out of curiosity. François confides this discovery to Maïté, who swallows her disappointment and encourages him to come out of the closet. When Serge becomes increasingly interested in Maïté, she declares herself to be interested in nobody.

Serge's brother Pierre dies while serving in the army in Algeria, and Maïté's mother suffers a nervous breakdown, having previously refused to help Pierre desert. An Algerian-born French exile, Henri (Frédéric Gorny), enrolls in the boys' boarding school and aggravates their conflicts, adding a political conflict. He is obsessed with events in Algeria and supports the OAS, which opposes Algerian independence and defends the rights of French settlers there. He treats François without sympathy and bluntly tells him to own up to his homosexuality. His political stance provokes Serge's hatred. Henri finally engages Maïté, his political opposite, and they yield to their mutual attraction.

Each member of the quartet develops in the course of the film, shifting repeatedly from stubborn positions to more flexible appreciations of their circumstances, explained in French class by a reading of "The Oak and the Reed", one of La Fontaine's Fables.

Cast edit

Production edit

The project was first conceived as part of a television film series dealing with adolescence, Tous les garçons et les filles de leurs âges, entitled Le chêne et le roseau (The Oak and the Reed), which made up the first 55 minutes of Wild Reeds. But after completing the script, Téchiné decided to make it a full theatrical release. Based on his own life story, it is his biggest personal success in France and his most intimate film.

It is one of limited number of films on the politically delicate subject of the Algerian War. They include The Little Soldier (1963), Avoir vingt ans dans les Aurès (1972), and La Question (1977).

Music edit

Reception edit

Critical response edit

Wild Reeds has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8.2/10.[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

Box office edit

In France the film received limited release, playing at a total of 40 cinemas and opening in second place at the French box office gaining 37,688 admissions its opening weekend. In total the film had 589,301 admissions in France and was the 51st highest-grossing film of the year.[5] The film opened on one screen in Montreal, Canada on 18 November 1994 and grossed $7,000 in its opening weekend.[6] It was released in the United States on May 10, 1995 grossing $38,192 in 7 theaters, eventually grossing a total of $917,915 in the United States.[7]

Accolades edit

 
Stars Gaël Morel and Élodie Bouchez promoting the film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

At the 1995 César Awards, Les Roseaux Sauvages won Best Film, Best Director (André Téchiné), Most Promising Young Actress (Élodie Bouchez) and Best Original Screenplay.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Les Roseaux sauvages (Wild Reeds) (1994) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "Wild Reeds - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. ^ "Wild Reeds". Metacritic.
  5. ^ "Les Roseaux sauvages (Wild Reeds) (1994) - JPBox-Office".
  6. ^ Klady, Leonard (November 22, 1994). "'Trek' lands starry bow". Daily Variety. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Les roseaux sauvages (1995) - Financial Information".
  8. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Wild Reeds". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

External links edit

  • Wild Reeds at FilmsDeFrance.com
  • Wild Reeds at IMDb

October 30, 2023
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Wild Reeds French Les Roseaux sauvages is a 1994 French drama film directed by Andre Techine about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards but not nominated 2 Wild ReedsTheatrical release posterDirected byAndre TechineWritten byOlivier Massart Gilles Taurand Andre TechineProduced byGeorges BenayounAlain SardeStarringElodie BouchezGael MorelStephane RideauFrederic GornyCinematographyJeanne LapoirieEdited byMartine GiordanoDistributed byPan Europeenne DistributionRelease date1 June 1994 1994 06 01 Running time110 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget 3 8 millionBox office 5 2 million 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 Reception 5 1 Critical response 5 2 Box office 5 3 Accolades 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editThe film is set in southwest France in 1962 Francois Gael Morel a shy young man from the lower middle class is working towards his high school diploma He spends most of his time talking about movies and literature with his best friend Maite Elodie Bouchez whose mother Mme Alvarez Michele Moretti is Francois s French teacher Mme Alvarez and Maite are communists At the boarding school Francois becomes acquainted with Serge Stephane Rideau the sensual son of immigrant farmers At night he joins Francois in the dormitory to chat Finally Serge draws Francois into an erotic relationship Francois discovers his homosexuality and develops a deep attraction for Serge who has only acted out of curiosity Francois confides this discovery to Maite who swallows her disappointment and encourages him to come out of the closet When Serge becomes increasingly interested in Maite she declares herself to be interested in nobody Serge s brother Pierre dies while serving in the army in Algeria and Maite s mother suffers a nervous breakdown having previously refused to help Pierre desert An Algerian born French exile Henri Frederic Gorny enrolls in the boys boarding school and aggravates their conflicts adding a political conflict He is obsessed with events in Algeria and supports the OAS which opposes Algerian independence and defends the rights of French settlers there He treats Francois without sympathy and bluntly tells him to own up to his homosexuality His political stance provokes Serge s hatred Henri finally engages Maite his political opposite and they yield to their mutual attraction Each member of the quartet develops in the course of the film shifting repeatedly from stubborn positions to more flexible appreciations of their circumstances explained in French class by a reading of The Oak and the Reed one of La Fontaine s Fables Cast editElodie Bouchez as Maite Alvarez Gael Morel as Francois Forestier Stephane Rideau as Serge Bartolo Frederic Gorny as Henri Mariani Michele Moretti as Madame Alvarez Jacques Nolot as Monsieur Morelli Eric Kreikenmayer as Pierre Bartolo the Groom Nathalie Vignes as Irene the Bride Michel Ruhl as Monsieur Cassagne Fatia Maite as Aicha MorelliProduction editThe project was first conceived as part of a television film series dealing with adolescence Tous les garcons et les filles de leurs ages entitled Le chene et le roseau The Oak and the Reed which made up the first 55 minutes of Wild Reeds But after completing the script Techine decided to make it a full theatrical release Based on his own life story it is his biggest personal success in France and his most intimate film It is one of limited number of films on the politically delicate subject of the Algerian War They include The Little Soldier 1963 Avoir vingt ans dans les Aures 1972 and La Question 1977 Music edit Barbara Ann The Beach Boys Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber Wo die Zitronen bluhen amp Fruhlingsstimmen Johann Strauss II Runaway Del Shannon Let s Twist Again Chubby Checker Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters Soave sia il vento from Cosi fan tutte MozartReception editCritical response edit Wild Reeds has an approval rating of 100 on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews and an average rating of 8 2 10 3 Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on 19 critics indicating universal acclaim 4 Box office edit In France the film received limited release playing at a total of 40 cinemas and opening in second place at the French box office gaining 37 688 admissions its opening weekend In total the film had 589 301 admissions in France and was the 51st highest grossing film of the year 5 The film opened on one screen in Montreal Canada on 18 November 1994 and grossed 7 000 in its opening weekend 6 It was released in the United States on May 10 1995 grossing 38 192 in 7 theaters eventually grossing a total of 917 915 in the United States 7 Accolades edit nbsp Stars Gael Morel and Elodie Bouchez promoting the film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival At the 1995 Cesar Awards Les Roseaux Sauvages won Best Film Best Director Andre Techine Most Promising Young Actress Elodie Bouchez and Best Original Screenplay Cesar Awards France Won Best Director Andre Techine Won Best Film Won Best Writing Olivier Massart Gilles Taurand and Andre Techine Won Most Promising Actress Elodie Bouchez Nominated Best Supporting Actress Michele Moretti Nominated Most Promising Actor Frederic Gorny Nominated Most Promising Actor Gael Morel Nominated Most Promising Actor Stephane Rideau Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival France Nominated 8 Los Angeles Film Critics USA Won Best Foreign Language Film National Society of Film Critics USA Won Best Foreign Language Film New York Film Critics USA Won Best Foreign Language Film Won Louis Delluc PrizeSee also editList of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmReferences edit Les Roseaux sauvages Wild Reeds 1994 JPBox Office Margaret Herrick Library Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Wild Reeds Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Wild Reeds Metacritic Les Roseaux sauvages Wild Reeds 1994 JPBox Office Klady Leonard November 22 1994 Trek lands starry bow Daily Variety p 3 Les roseaux sauvages 1995 Financial Information Festival de Cannes Wild Reeds festival cannes com Retrieved 2009 08 31 External links editWild Reeds at FilmsDeFrance com Wild Reeds at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wild Reeds amp oldid 1168899514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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