Self
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.
Self
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)'.
Director
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.
В разгар предвыборной кампании 1978 года в Париже популярный политик Перрен вынужден прятаться, бояться каждого шороха, придумывать всё новые нелепые истории, чтобы не появляться на публике. Дело в том, что из тюрьмы сбежал его давний знакомый — бывший наемник, осуждённый за насилие и попытку переворота в Джибути (тогда это была французская колония в Африке). На суде тот пообещал убить всех, связанных с этим делом промышленников, финансистов и политиков. А значит — и Перрена. И он решается на подмену. Его место занимает очень похожий на него двоюродный брат, актер.
Producer
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.
Writer
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.
Potential Philippe Vallois (The Legionnaire)
Этот фильм, снятый еще в 1976 году и сразу же запрещенный во Франции, одновременно очень эротичен (состоит почти сплошь из откровенных сцен) и сюрреалистичен. Он о том, как начинающий режиссер ищет порноактера, способного сыграть роль его соблазнительного и харизматичного любовника, заключенного к тому времени в тюрьму (и это реальная история - речь идет о режиссере Филиппе Валуа и его любовнике). Этот фильм на четверть документальный, на четверть художественный, на четверть авангардный, и на 90% эротический фильм, показывающий нам, как снималось порно в 70-е годы, какие тогда были парни во Франции, как они трахались, как знакомились, как занимались съемом в публичных местах.
