Karl Forest

Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema : home-grown gay pornography. The films were shot in 16mm and most of them were passed and given certificates by the CNC (National Cinema Centre). They were screened in a small number of Parisian cinemas dedicated to gay pornographic films : Le Dragon, La Marotte and Le Hollywood Boulevard as well as several in the provinces. They were essentially the work of three production companies : Les Films de La Troïka (Norbert Terry), AMT Productions (Anne-Marie Tensi) and Les Films du Vertbois (principally Jacques Scandelari). The genre met an untimely end with the advent of video, the last being made in 1983 "Mon ami, mon amour (My friend, my lover)". Since then, gay pornography has not been screened in French cinemas. This film is the result of five years of painstaking research and investigation. It features extensive interviews with the directors and actors illustrated by numerous extracts from their films.

Between 1975 and 1983 a new kind of film could be seen in French cinema: home-grown gay pornography. They were essentially the work of three production companies: Les Films de La Troika (Norbert Terry), AMT Productions (Anne-Marie Tensi) and Les Films du Vertbois (principally Jacques Scandelari). The genre met an untimely end with the advent of video, the last being made in 1983 'Mon Ami, Mon Amour (My Friend, my Lover)'.

Down in the factory basement, surrounded by the boom of firing pistons and throbbing engines, a black hardhat and his burly partner devise some throbbing piston action of their own. Steam heat and brawn, Cadinot style.

Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires Perrin’s cousin, Gilbert, an actor who is a perfect double of Perrin, to replace him. What Gilbert does no know is that the killer Kraus is bumping off the people who were implicated in the affair for which he was arrested, and that Perrin is next on his list.

Le beau mec is many things to many men. Introduced to the homosexual lifestyle by soldiers, Karl later enlists in the military. After leaving the service, Karl plunges into civilian life as an athlete, a hustler, a stripper, and an insatiable loner desperately trying to find himself. But this is only the beginning of his journey toward his inescapable destiny.

Le beau mec is many things to many men. Introduced to the homosexual lifestyle by soldiers, Karl later enlists in the military. After leaving the service, Karl plunges into civilian life as an athlete, a hustler, a stripper, and an insatiable loner desperately trying to find himself. But this is only the beginning of his journey toward his inescapable destiny.

Le beau mec is many things to many men. Introduced to the homosexual lifestyle by soldiers, Karl later enlists in the military. After leaving the service, Karl plunges into civilian life as an athlete, a hustler, a stripper, and an insatiable loner desperately trying to find himself. But this is only the beginning of his journey toward his inescapable destiny.

Patrick, a young soldier in the French Foreign Legion wants to see his secret gay lover, so he lies to his Commanding Officer and tells him he needs a special leave for a wedding. Hijinks ensue when the C.O. sends two of Patrick’s fellow soldiers with him and orders them to return with photographic proof of the wedding.

Johan details the director's quest for an actor to play his titular lover, the real deal having been incarcerated just prior to shooting on charges of petty theft.