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Thanks to Palace Films, Moviehole has 20 Double Passes for “The French Kissers” to Giveaway. The passes are valid until 20th December.
The breakout comedy hit of the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival, “The French Kissers” premiered in Director’s Fortnight to a raucous audience and critical ovation. The debut feature of acclaimed graphic artist Riad Sattouf, it’s a rollicking tale of a pair friends who are far removed from the cool crowd, as they suffer the endless embarrassments and minor triumphs of their first sexual longings.
Remarkably fresh and smart, but most of all flat-out hilarious,”The French Kissers” is unabashed in its depictions of the humiliations of adolescence and the trials of parenthood. The stars are all terrific in their debuts, adroitly supported by the superb Emmanuelle Devos, Noemie Lvonksy, Irene Jacob and Valeria Golino.
While wiseass Herve (Vincent Lacoste) and his sidekick Camel (Anthony Sonigo) are forever fantasising over their female classmates, they’re rarely able to go as far as actually talking to any of them, other than to mumble a few incoherent insults. But when Herve inexplicably catches the eye of the sweet but equally hormone-fuelled Aurore (Alice Tremolieres), he’s pushed to choose between his first probable girlfriend, his unquenchable libido, and his best friend.
Leaping beyond its modest origins, the film was the word-of-mouth phenomenon of the French summer, achieving over one million admissions in just eight weeks. International cult status is next!
