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My Life on Ice
Original Title
Ma Vraie Vie à Rouen- Director: Olivier Ducastel; Jacques Martineau
- Writer: Olivier Ducastel; Jacques Martineau
- Producer: Nicolas Blanc
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It's a teenage coming out story - with no surprises.
What makes this more annoying than all the others of the same ilk...is that it has been filmed from the point of view of the young protagonist...through his own video camera.
An indulgent, scrappy mess.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a digital camera. Told from his subjective perspective, the focus of Etienne's video diary subtly takes shape as he records his single mother, his best friend Ludovic, and, almost stalker-like, his handsome male geography teacher Laurent. Though explaining his goal is to match his mother with Laurent, he gradually comes to the realization that other unconscious desires are motivating him, as hinted at in an intense discussion with Ludovic about the possibility of love between men.
Cast & Characters
Ariane Ascaride as Caroline;
Jimmy Tavares as Étienne;
Jonathan Zaccaï as Laurent;
Hélène Surgère as La grand-mère;
Lucas Bonnifait as Ludovic;
Frédéric Gorny as L'homme de la falaise;
Nicolas Pontois as Le copain patineur;
Frédéric Sendon as Le client de la librairie;
Marcelle Lamy as Madame Langrune;
Frédéric Voldman as L'entraîneur;
Aliette Langolff-Colas as La jeune femme de la fête foraine;
Hanako Bron as Vanessa;
Camille Dumalanède as Élise;
Faïza Tabti as La jeune fille brune sur le banc;
Carole Wiart as La jeune fille blonde sur le banc