
WewerealreadyfamiliarwithGaëlLépingle’stasteforprovincialsmalltowns,andwithhisprecise,insistent,andoftengenerousinterestintheirinhabitantsandtheirlustforadventures,asshowninhiswork,fromJulien(FID2010)toSeulslespirates(FID2018).Provincialtownsareshownherethroughtheprismofthejourneyofboyswholikeboys,narratedbyGaëlLépinglelikethreetalessetinthreedifferentplaces,threeslicesoflifeinvolvingchoices.Ineachofthesetales,thedirectorportraysindelicatetouchesvariouswaysoflivingasahomosexual,inplaceswhereitispossible,orsometimesunthinkable,butalwayssteeringclearoftheusualdramaandclichésofthegenre.Intheopeningscene,ayoungmanseemstobedreamingofarealitydifferentfromthebusinessheisabouttotakeoverandthemarriedlifethatgoeswithit;heisdrawntothespicylifeofaqueervaudevilletroupeperforminginhisvillage.Thenwefollowthewandersofateenager,theunlikelyexperienceofhisslenderfigurewalkingthestreetsofhisvillage.Finally,wecatchaglimpseofthefetishistpassionofarespectableteacher,beforeheissentbacktohispathofrenunciation.Thesethreeportraitsendupcomposingafresco.GaëlLépinglebecomesthecartographerofunchartedareasofdesire,inlandscapesthataredevoidofqualitiesandsharpness,butfilledwiththedreadfulbanalityofpreordaineddestinies.Somanypathstotakeanddecisionstomakefortheseprovincialboys.Lépinglesubtlydelineatesdeadendsandopenings,andlingersonthein-between:inbetweenwordsandbodies,inbetweendesireandbleaklife,inbetweenbodiesandlandscapes,searchingfortherightdistancebetweenbeings.Withdressing-upanditspossibilitiesasasecretformulathatconnectsthemall.(NicolasFeodoroff)<br/> 源自:<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffidmarseille.org%2Fen%2Ffilm%2Fdes-garcons-de-province-smalltown-boys%2F&link2key=2e76991074"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">https://fidmarseille<wbr/>.org/en/film/des-gar<wbr/>cons-de-province-sma<wbr/>lltown-boys/</a>
