Lie with Me

2023

1h 38m

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7.3/10

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An author returns to his hometown of Cognac for the first time in 35 years to help promote a distillery. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.

Directors

Olivier Peyon

Writers

Philippe Besson(novel by)

Arthur Cahn(writer by)

Olivier Peyon(writer by)

Stars

Guillaume de Tonquédec

Victor Belmondo

Guilaine Londez

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Guillaume de Tonquédec

Stéphane Belcourt

Victor Belmondo

Lucas Andrieu

Guilaine Londez

Gaëlle Flamand

Jéremy Gillet

Stéphane Belcourt (Young)

Thomas Andrieu

Mr. Dejean

The Bookstore Owner

Lucas' Grandmother

Nadine

Ms. Dejean

Thierry

Julie Pépin Lehalleur

The Cellar Guide

Guillaume Le Doner

The Mixologist

Sophie Fougère

The Prefect

David Olivier Fischer

The Prefect's Husband

Jean-Francois Toulouse

Mr. Debauches

Laurence Macaire

Ms. Debauches

Davide Grody

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Directors

Olivier Peyon

Writers

Philippe Besson(novel by)

Arthur Cahn(writer by)

Olivier Peyon(writer by)

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7/10

Writer Stéphane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquédoc) has been suffering from a bit of a creative block when he agrees to return to his childhood home to do a presentation for it's legendary cognac producer. Somewhat disinterested in the whole affair he is greeted by the effusive "Gaëlle" (an increasingly scene-stealing Guiliane Londez) who races around ferrying him from pillar to post in quite a frenetic fashion. Quite by chance, there are some visiting Americans at the vineyard and they are being guided by "Lucas" (Victor Belmondo). The latter man has a surname that triggers memories in the former and now we are taken on a parallel tracked story that illustrates forbidden (first) love from 1984, and offers a shot at redemption for both the younger and the older man. The story is gently paced and the acting - especially from Jérémy Gillet as the author in his younger years - is really quite potent. The story of bigotry and conformity - and the lifelong ramifications for all concerned of fear and shame is played out stylishly and set against a backdrop of conflicted history. A community that lives it's life largely as it makes it's luxury "elixir" - in a time honoured fashion - finds that perhaps the best from that time has now passed. As I watched, I couldn't help wonder just how many people actually lived their lives like this - stuck with an opportunity-free rural existence amongst a gene pool of relationships that was never going to satisfy those more creative, imaginative and , of course, gay who emerged! This is well worth a watch - and Belmondo is a dead ringer for his grand-father too!

Geronimo196724 Aug, 2023