From Behind
Original Title
Le Derrière- Director: Valérie Lemercier
- Writer: Aude Lemercier; Valérie Lemercier
- Producer: Aïssa Djabri; Farid Lahouassa
CGiii Comment
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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Cast & Characters
Valerie Lemercier as Frederique / Frederic Seneque;
Claude Rich as Pierre Arroux;
Dieudonne as Francis;
Marthe Keller as Christina;
Patrick Catalifo as Jean-Francois;
Didier Brengarth as Marc;
Franck de la Personne as Georgette;
Amira Casar as Anne-Laure;
Didier Benureau as Monsieur Mulot;
Alain Doutey as Le patient francais;
Laurent Spielvogel as Patrick;
Patrick Zard as Philippe;
Edward Arckless as Le prof de danse;
Monique Aussudre as La mere de Frederique;
Francois Baudot as Jacques, l'ami du brunch