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Last Spring

Country: France, 22 mins

  • Director: François Reichenbach

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François Reichenbach shot this gay short film in 1954, during a trip to the United States, at a time when it was unusual to shoot queer films and to display, on screen as in life, an attraction for the same gender as his. Under the influence of Jean Cocteau, but also of modern cinema which is looming in France as in the United States, he recounts, hand-held camera, without dialogue, a simple love story, with its carnal desire, its moments of loneliness, its daydreams, his lacks and his doubts. The natural black and white image and the James Dean look of the two characters plunge the viewer into a semi-documentary universe, resembling an independent film, of this fascinating and rebellious America of the 1950s.


François Reichenbach tourne en 1954 ce court métrage gay, lors d'un voyage aux États-unis, à une époque où il est peu commun de tourner des films queer et d'afficher, à l'écran comme dans la vie, une attirance pour le même sexe que le sien. Sous influence de Jean Cocteau, mais aussi du cinéma moderne qui se profile en France comme aux États-Unis, il raconte, caméra à l'épaule, sans dialogue, une simple histoire amoureuse, avec son désir charnel, ses moments de solitude, ses rêveries, ses manques et ses doutes. L'image naturelle noir et blanc et le look à la James Dean des deux personnages plongent le spectateur dans un univers semi-documentaire, aux allures de film indépendant, de cette Amérique fascinante et rebelle des années 50.


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