

The Man I Love
1997-12-05 · 87 min · ★ 6.3
This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."
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- Directors
- Stéphane Giusti
- Production companies
- Ellipsanime Productions, La Sept-Arte, Onya Film Production
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Jean-Michel PortalLucas
Marcial Di Fonzo BoMartin
Mathilde SeignerLise
Vittoria ScognamiglioRose
Jacques HansenPère de Lucas
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