This Special Friendship

This Special Friendship

1964 · 96 min · FR · 8.1 (67 votes)
Dir. Jean Delannoy · Starring Francis Lacombrade, Didier Haudepin, François Leccia, Dominique Maurin, Louis Seigner, Michel Bouquet

What Was Their Guilt?

DramaRomance

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school.

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A quiet, deeply felt exploration of burgeoning desire within restrictive walls. It’s a tender, melancholic look at unspoken feelings and the ache of young love, captured with delicate, introspective grace.

melancholictenderwistfulintrospectiveslow-burnarthouseperiod dramacharacter-drivenforbidden lovecoming-of-ageinnocenceidentity
based on novel or bookmale homosexualityattractionlgbtboys' schooljesuits (society of jesus)same sex attractiongay theme
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