Just a Question of Love

Starring:Cyrille Thouvenin, StÃ©phan GuÃ©rin-TilliÃ©, Eva Darlan, DaniÃ¨le Denie, Idwig Stephane, Caroline Veyt, Laurence CÃ©sar, Jean-Pierre ValÃ¨re, RaphaÃ«lle Lubansu, Jean-Baptiste LefÃ¨vre, AurÃ©lie Godichal, Jonathan Fox (IV), Marcel Dossogne, Bruno Georis, Diego Vanhoute, Nathalie Machkevitch, StÃ©phane Pelzer, Jean-Paul Clerbois, Edith Dufermont, Fred Lammerant
Director: Christian Faure
Studio: Picture This
Product Type: DVD

Description

Just a Question of Love follows the whirlwind romance of two young men in different stages of coming out. The film paints a heartbreaking portrait of the difficulties that befall a relationship when one man lives proudly out of the closet, while the other has created a double life to please his parents.

Customer Reviews:

Short and Sweet.......2007-03-27

I'll keep this short and to the point-this movie had to have been THE best gay movies in terms of what most gay people go through when coming out. It was something about how the story was told, the sex, the facial expressions,the story line, the characters, the realness of it all. A lot was said during the movie, but it was during those times when nothing was said that made the movie stand out. The body language spoke where words couldn't. The hard hitting and bluntness of the movie made it stand out where others have failed. As one of the lines go "So much unhappiness for such little reason" or something like that. It was so true. Worth a purchase for sure.

Worth seeing.......2007-02-11

What a wonderful little film--an "older" version of "Beautiful Thing." Juste une question d'amour is a well written, well acted story of coming out and first time love that manages to avoid the clichés that unfortunately riddle other movies like it.

Laurent is a college student who, thanks to his aunt and uncle throwing his gay cousin out of the family and then abandoning him when he dies, is struggling to keep his homosexuality a secret from his family and struggling to keep his life from falling apart. He's given an internship when he screws up, yet again, but ends up finding companionship and love with an openly gay researcher named Cedric. Their affair is passionate, playful and fully exposed to Cedric's mother. Even Laurent's seemingly clueless mother notices his "radiance" when he comes home for a quick visit. However, Laurent's refusal to talk with his parents about Cedric's true place in his life, even bringing his roommate Carole to the family home to add to the ruse, causes an ultimatum and a major, well-intentioned interference from Cedric's mother.

Although this is a French film, there are no explicit sex scenes or nudity and, unlike many French films I've seen, doesn't use endless exposition to mask a weak storyline. The supporting players are exceptional and believable as parents who have chosen or must choose. Their reactions are natural, especially when confronted with a deep deception. The best part of the movie are the leads, who are natural, good-looking actors who have fantastic chemistry. This is a gem of a movie that will surely please all the romantics out there. This is one of the better gay films I've seen; I highly recommend it.

One of my favorite movies.......2007-01-16

I am French and saw this movie "live" when it was broadcast, in January 2000 on public TV at prime time! It was really courageous from the producers to do that! I must admit I was KO on my sofa (not really clear with myself at that moment). And it helped me a lot also!
Since then, I bought the DVD as soon as it was available and watch regularly.

It Had Potential.......2007-01-10

The film had decent production values and a not half bad cast, but they had so little to do. As the interest in and more frequent production of Gay themed films increases, I suspect that the realism will catch up. I fear we are still being presented with one dimensional plots, characters, and productions.

My number one gay movie........2006-09-10

I never get tired of watching this movie over and over again so that might mean that there is something really good about it, right? I love the story, the solid performances, these characters you can relate to... it's so easy to live, rather than watch, this movie! Let yourself be captivated by this title. I really recommend it to anyone because even straight people (especially parents) have a lot to learn from this movie. I wish I could watch it with my parents, but they don't speak neither English nor French, and probably not even my "language". Watch it with your friends and learn from a beautiful story. The best is that the movie is really romantic without being cheesy at all. And if you like handsome guys speaking French, you're gonna get two awesome examples for the price of one.

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