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In a Wild Moment

1977 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

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IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 753 753

Plot summary

Pierre, 44, contentedly divorced, takes his teen daughter to the Côte d'Azur along with his friend Jacques and Jacques' own teen daughter, Françoise. On the topless beaches of Saint-Tropez, Jacques and Pierre discuss marriage and being parents. Then, in a wild moment at a nighttime party, Françoise starts playing with Pierre, and one thing leads to another: they become lovers. After a couple of trysts, Pierre wants out, but Françoise declares her love for him and wants to tell her father about it. She does, but leaves out Pierre's name, so Jacques enlists Pierre's help in identifying who seduced his daughter. What will Pierre do?

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1 hr 24 min
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French 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Reviewed by xnicofingerx 6 / 10

Summery upbeat drama with some deeper content.

1977, cinema is free and France generally likes to be even freer. No conventions, hardly any boundaries, room for all kinds of ideas, perhaps even outlandish fantasies. Well, let's say thoughts, we're not in the X-rated area after all. Nevertheless, the constellation presented may seem very offensive today. Perhaps that time was simply more relaxed and natural. The current self-congratulatory 'where love falls' is just as much a sham as any other supposedly achieved freedom. The chains are stronger than ever, but unfortunately less recognisable. So the story sounds strangely lurid at first, but it soon becomes clear that this does not reflect the actual intention and feeling of the film at all. The film is more of a summery, upbeat drama with some deeper content. One is the coming-of-age theme, classic for adolescents, but also that of adults in their midlife crisis. Getting older and growing old. Life doesn't make it easy for us, the peak of existence seems either a brief moment or never attainable at all due to the struggle of all our powers. Painfully, either we are too young to even understand the complexity of it all and handle it in the best possible way, or we are already so old that the real here and now can only be seen from the outside. This is where the two worlds collide for a summery moment, with far-reaching consequences. The resulting conflict, or conflicts, are quite something, especially the explosive nature of the male friendship. This makes the ending all the more implausible. As I said, more entertainment film than cinematic philosophising, that's up to the viewer.
Reviewed by xmm-98128 8 / 10

An excellent piece, near to chef d'oeuvre

To begin with, unlike the others, I will not talk more about the remakes than about this film. We had decided to watch a film at random. While searching for films from 1977, we saw the poster and saw that Marielle was in it, so the choice was quickly made. When we started, we saw "a film by Berri" and the casting announced the presence of Lola - well no, sorry, it's Soral, the actress! But I am still in shock at the power of Tchao Pantin. So this film, I didn't really feel it... and finally, everything happened as I like: slow action and in-depth characters, a limited number of interactions that allow us to focus on psychology. The action is subtle but very present. The actor Marielle, who I expected to be funny as is very often the case, surprised me a lot with his excellent acting. The young Soral is amazing, so fresh, youthful, full of life and innocence. Even Lanoux, who in other later roles can sometimes seem a bit heavy, has managed to keep a form of reclusion, which allows a psychological force to shine through in his acting. Bravo and thank you for this excellent surprise! A great film, but of course, it is a "film d'auteur" and not a big formatted production, so not everyone will necessarily find what they are looking for.

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