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From Behind

1999 · 102 min

A light French comedy of mistaken identity, played with charm and a gentle, farcical warmth.

Directed by
Valérie Lemercier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Valérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné
Overview
Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal Marc. Marc and friends decide to go to their favourite gay bar... but it's men only. So Frédérique becomes Frédéric, an effeminate gay boy... Frédérique follows her father. Pierre Arroux is an art curator - and gay. She introduces herself to him, but as Frédéric. So while Frédéric is quite an awkward young man and an embarrassment to his father, Frédérique is secretly meeting with her old boyfriend now living in Paris..

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Directed by
Valérie Lemercier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Valérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • parenthood
    • sexuality
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Valérie Lemercier
    Starring
    Valérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné, Marthe Keller, Patrick Catalifo, Amira Casar, Didier Bénureau, Alain Doutey
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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