
Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he doe... (Full plot summary below)
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Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...
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| Mixed ReviewsGabriel ShanksSacrifices its sexual politics and polemics for its social ones...and they are much less intriguing. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineEven though it's worth seeing, it could have used stronger actors to make it really work. |
| OffoffoffJoshua TanzerAt least it doesn't lack passion. It's just disappointing whenever the characters feel the need to put their clothes back on. |
| User ReviewIvan CA sexy look at sex, race, and love as only the French can do it. Caution Arabophiles...Selim Kechiouche will set your heart aflame. |
| User ReviewCthonus CA wonderfully philosophical film about lust the way only the French can do. |
| User ReviewCJ Cynopsis: Grande Ecole merges the delirious ogling of naked flesh with highfalutin' cultural theory from abstruse thinkers like Michel Foucoult--a whiplash-inducing combination that could only come from the French. Paul (Gergori Baquet), a middle-class student, arrives at a snooty economics school and finds himself lusting after his new roommate, the upper-class Louis-Arnault (Jocelyn Quivrin)--even though Paul already has a hot-and-heavy relationship with his luscious girlfriend Agnes (Alice Taglioni). Paul's sexual confusion leads him into an affair with a handsome Arab groundskeeper named Mecir (Salim Kechiouche), who falls helplessly in love with Paul. Grande Ecole awkwardly combines race and class consciousness, the defense of a death-row inmate in Texas, and an extensive shower scene with the school's water polo team--but what finally gives it heart is Mecir, whose love for Paul seems doomed to tragedy. --Bret Fetzer Director: Robert Salis |
| User ReviewJames HHomosexual, heterosexual, that's all finished... I'm just into YOU. |
| User ReviewCylus OIt is a beautifully acted film, and the lead character's confusion and heart being torn in all directions is so true to life. It's also a very educated film with all the subject matter that is touched on. Oh, and maybe the best shower scenes of any movie!! Yummy! |
| User ReviewNeil CIts another Frech Cinema film that tackles a great story of School Boys, dealing with race, love, sexuality and emotions! |
| User ReviewAnthony HA beautiful film, and one of the best soundtracks I have heard in a long time |