Man of Desire

Name: Man of Desire
Director: Dominique Delouche
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-03-17
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, François Timmerman, Eric Laborey, Patrice Alexsandre, Gérard Averel

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1971 · 100 min · Drama · TMDB 4.9/10

Overview

A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..

Directed by Dominique Delouche

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva — Valentine
François Timmerman — Etienne
Eric Laborey — Jean aka Rudy
Patrice Alexsandre — Leader of the band
Gérard Averel — Band member