The Best Way to Walk
Appearance
The Best Way to Walk | |
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Directed by | Claude Miller |
Written by | Luc Béraud Claude Miller |
Produced by | Mag Bodard Jean-François Davy |
Starring | Patrick Dewaere Patrick Bouchitey Christine Pascal Claude Piéplu |
Cinematography | Bruno Nuytten |
Edited by | Jean-Bernard Bonis |
Music by | Alain Jomy |
Distributed by | AMLF (France) Specialty Films (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $13,793[1] (2008 French reissue) |
The Best Way to Walk (French: La meilleure façon de marcher) is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc.[2]
Plot
[edit]Marc and Philippe are two teenage counselors at a summer vacation camp in the French countryside in 1960. Marc is very virile, while Philippe is more reserved. One night, Marc surprises Philippe dressed and made-up like a woman. He respnds by continually humiliating Philippe. Despite their late-adolescent rivalries and sexual confusion, each achieves an awakening.
Awards
[edit]The film won the César Award for Best Cinematography, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Sound.
Cast
[edit]- Patrick Dewaere as Marc
- Patrick Bouchitey as Philippe
- Christine Pascal as Chantal
- Claude Piéplu as Camp director
- Marc Chapiteau as Gérard
- Michel Blanc as Raoul Deloux
- Michel Such as Léni
- Franck d'Ascanio as Hervé
- Nathan Miller as kid with glasses
References
[edit]- ^ "The Best Way to Walk".
- ^ "The Best Way to Walk". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
External links
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Categories:
- 1976 films
- 1976 drama films
- Bisexuality-related films
- 1976 LGBTQ-related films
- Films directed by Claude Miller
- 1970s French-language films
- French LGBTQ-related films
- Films about male bisexuality
- 1976 directorial debut films
- 1970s French films
- Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography César Award
- 1970s French film stubs