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Review

Antonin (the incredibly handsome Hubert Benhamdine), an aspiring musician who also works in a video store, has been harboring an unrequited love for his equally attractive male bandmate. When his “love” dies one night in his arms, the young man’s emotional world begins to crumble, and soon Antonin descends into a shadowy world of Paris nightlife. He indulges his pain by engaging in public gay sex, prostitution and one-night stands until he meets Juliette, an effervescent, attractive woman. But as their passionate affair begins, Antonin notices that his new lover is emotionally unstable. And Antonin’s boss, with whom he has been having a sexual affair, begins to express his emotional desires for the young man. Like his French counterpart, Catherine Breillat, director Hormoz isn’t shy about showing explicit sexual intercourse and creating a tantalizing, sensual soundtrack filled with alternative, electronica and club music. Stylistically shot with a youthful spirit, Hormoz creates a seductively dark world but also reminds us that hope and love sometimes happen with the people you least expect. (French with English subtitles)

 -- Lewis Tice