
Mrs. Gallienne, a rather temperamental upper-middle-class lady, has three children, two of whom she considers her sons and another she calls Guillaume. Logically indeed, the latter teenage creature does not picture himself as a boy, rather as a girl or at best as a homosexual. But how can a mother act in such an objectionable way? And why? Through a series of painful experiences, Guillaume will discover little by little who he is actually and will manage to break free from he... (Full plot summary below)
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Mrs. Gallienne, a rather temperamental upper-middle-class lady, has three children, two of whom she considers her sons and another she calls Guillaume. Logically indeed, the latter teenage creature does not picture himself as a boy, rather as a girl or at best as a homosexual. But how can a mother act in such an objectionable way? And why? Through a series of painful experiences, Guillaume will discover little by little who he is actually and will manage to break free from her pernicious influence.
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| Film-Forward.comKent Turner[It reminded] the Cannes audience that it was okay to laugh. Lightweight, but winningly amusing. |
| HeyUGuysLisa Giles-KeddieGallienne is the androgynous clown minus the costume that wants us to laugh and cry with him. |
| Montreal GazetteBrendan KellyIt takes a bit of effort to get into Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!, but it's worth the work. |
| New Zealand HeraldPeter CalderMoving seamlessly between stage and screen enactments, Guillaume, who plays both himself and his neurotic, chain-smoking mum, concocts plenty of blackly comic moments. |
| TrespassSarah WardFunny, thoughtful and bubbling over with feeling, the feature shines brightest and rings truest when its driving force is at his best -- which, thankfully, is most of its brief running time. |
| The ListAllan HunterOnce you adjust to the exuberant theatricality and goofy comedy it does start to grow on you. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirBased on Gallienne's one-man theatre show, the film camps its way through flamenco-style dancing, a German spa, sexual near-misses and an English boarding school. |
| Time OutAlex Dudok de WitEvery social group is reduced to the crudest cliché. |
| User ReviewDennis LThis is a very original screenplay. I saw it and was impressed by the uniqueness of this true story. Guilliaume Gallienne is a member of the pretigious Comedie Francaise in Paris. This is the equivalent of being a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater in London for instance. He wrote, directed and starred in the semi-autobiographical film. Rarely do I think about a film for a long time after seeing one, this is the sign of a truly great film. The film is hilariously funny, but it has moments of great pathos and tragedy, because it is about a family system, the archetypal relationship between mother and child, father and child, and to a great extent about common Western concepts about what it is to be a man. The ending is surprising. It is a lovely work of art and I believe it will become a cult film. Go see it. |
| User ReviewPierre-Yves Ngenial, hilário e imperdível. um genial estudo sobre gênero mas principalmente sobre não conformismo. |