You'll Get Over It
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Directed by | Fabrice Cazeneuve |
Written by | Vincent Molina |
Produced by | Hervé Chabalier Claude Chelli Christophe Chevallier |
Starring | Julien Baumgartner Jérémie Elkaïm |
Cinematography | Stephan Massis |
Edited by | Jean-Pierre Bloc |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
You'll Get Over It (French: À cause d'un garçon) is a gay-themed coming of age film released in 2002. The literal translation of the French title is Because of a Boy.
Plot
[edit]Vincent (Baumgartner) is a shy boy who is on the swim team and is also a good student with his girlfriend Noémie (Maraval) and a best friend, Stéphane (Comar), life in school can't be better for him. But then, he suddenly starts to have encounters with the new boy, Benjamin (Elkaïm). They have a private meeting and then some boys write on a wall "Molina is a fag". Vincent starts getting bullied at high school, changing his life and his relationships with family and friends in ways he will have to accept.
Cast
[edit]- Julien Baumgartner as Vincent Molina
- Julia Maraval as Noémie
- Jérémie Elkaïm as Benjamin
- François Comar as Stéphane
- Patrick Bonnel as Bernard, the Father
- Christiane Millet as Sylvie
- Antoine Michel as Régis, the Brother
- Nils Ohlund as Bruno
- Bernard Blancan as Swimming Coach
- Eric Bonicatto as French Professor
Reception
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Reviewing the translated version released in the United States in 2004, Dave Kehr of the New York Times called the film "well-meaning and hopelessly bland".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kehr, Dave (18 June 2004). "Film in Review; 'You'll Get Over It'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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