The Man I Love (1997)

6.3/10 • 87 min • Drama Comedy

Overview

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."

Cast

Jean-Michel Portal

Lucas

Marcial Di Fonzo Bo

Martin

Mathilde Seigner

Lise

Vittoria Scognamiglio

Rose

Jacques Hansen

Père de Lucas

Bernard Nissile

Millau

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