| Stupid Boy | |
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| French | Garçon stupide |
| Directed by | Lionel Baier |
| Written by | Lionel Baier, Laurent Guido |
| Produced by | Robert Boner |
| Starring | Pierre Chatagny, Natacha Koutchoumov |
| Distributed by | Picture This! |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | French |
Stupid Boy (French: Garçon stupide) is a 2004 Swiss film directed by Lionel Baier. The film addresses the life of the gay community in the canton of Vaud.
Plot
20-year-old Loic works by day in a chocolate factory, and by night cruises the internet for sex with older men. His life is a series of pointless anonymous sexual encounters until he meets one man who appears to be interested in him for himself, and not just his body.
Loic's journey to self-awareness is told through a series of episodic events, such as the suicide of his best friend, his growing infatuation with a local team's soccer star, a car accident and subsequent hospitalisation which uncomfortably reunites him with his parents. At the end of the film he realizes that he can be his own person and he recites a list of things he will never do in order to fit in and belong.
Cast
- Pierre Chatagny as Loïc
- Natacha Koutchoumov as Marie
- Rui Pedro Alves as Rui
- Lionel Baier as Lionel
Reception
A review for Abus de Ciné found the film "appalling".
References
- Wesley Morris, "Search for life's meaning defines 'Garçon'". Boston Globe, February 24, 2006.
- "Garçon stupide". swissfilms (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- Dirlewanger, Dominique (2014-09-18). Les Suisses (in French). Ateliers Henry Dougier. ISBN 979-10-93594-08-8.
- Moeschler, Olivier (2006). Les publics du cinéma en Suisse: une étude sociologique : rapport final : (mit deutscher Zusammenfassung) (in French). Observatoire science, politique et société, Université de Lausanne.
- Moeschler, Olivier (2011-01-01). Cinéma suisse: une politique culturelle en action-- l'Etat, les professionnels, les publics (in French). Collection Savoir suisse. ISBN 978-2-88074-916-3.
- Pradas, Fabrice (2006). Cinéma gay: un siècle d'homosexualité sur grand écran (in French). Editions Publibook. ISBN 978-2-7483-8799-5.
- Roth-Bettoni, Didier (2007). L'homosexualité au cinéma (in French). Musardine. ISBN 978-2-84271-271-6.
- "GARÇON STUPIDE". Abus de Ciné (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
External links
- Stupid Boy at IMDb
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