
My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a digital camera. Told from his subjective perspective, the focus of Etienne's video diary subtly takes shape as he records his single mother, his best friend Ludovic, and, almost stalker-like, his handsome male geography teacher Laurent. Though explaining his goal is to match his mother with ... (Full plot summary below)
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My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a digital camera. Told from his subjective perspective, the focus of Etienne's video diary subtly takes shape as he records his single mother, his best friend Ludovic, and, almost stalker-like, his handsome male geography teacher Laurent. Though explaining his goal is to match his mother with Laurent, he gradually comes to the realization that other unconscious desires are motivating him, as hinted at in an intense discussion with Ludovic about the possibility of love between men.
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| Filmcritic.comDon Willmottsubtle, sacrificing obvious plot points for a kind of ambivalence and subtlety that feels very natural |
| User ReviewMartijn WPerfect movie for a sleepless night..... You always keep wondering if it is real or are all the very sympathetic characters just acting. Un bijou !!! |
| User ReviewJoJo zI adore this movie!! It is just so unbelievably heart-felt. It's all filmed by hand-held camera... Mostly by the main actor, which gives it the reality of it really being Etienne's life on video diary. The main actor is an amazing ice skater and gives a great performance. Seriously... Check it out. You won't be sorry! |
| User ReviewIan MI adore this movie!! It is just so unbelievably heart-felt. It's all filmed by hand-held camera... Mostly by the main actor, which gives it the reality of it really being Etienne's life on video diary. The main actor is an amazing ice skater and gives a great performance. Seriously... Check it out. You won't be sorry! |
| User ReviewDwight MI thought this film was brillant. I love how the director took full advantage and manipulated and used the MiniDV format which was used to shoot the film this can be seen through the gliches and Etienne's usage of auto-focus. I stumbled upon this film while looking through used DVD's. It's a well done film. It's really crazy when you start to notice Etienne's infatuation for his teacher. |
| User ReviewVicky PIntelligent, subtle and genuine. Jonathan Zaccai steals several scenes. |
| User ReviewDavid DBrilliant concept, more or less pulled off. Not entirely the most gripping storytelling, but the plot feels quite organic and true to the people involved. Definitely worth taking a look. |
| User ReviewJack BIt's the filming I like. Hand-held filming can be move beyond the usual. |
| User ReviewLinda MLoved this foreign film. Although I don't like documentary like films this one really puts a young boys life on film as he comes to term with his feelings for other men in this French film. |