L'année de l'éveil (1991)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Alternative Title: The Year of Awakening, El año del despertar, Das Jahr des Erwachens, El año del despertar
Regisseur: Gérard Corbiau
Writer: Andrée Corbiau, Charles Juliet, Gérard Corbiau, Michel Fessler
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: producer: Joëlle Bellon
associate producer: Nadine Borreman, Dominique Janne, Stéphane Thenoz
Firmen: Capricorne Production, France 3 Cinéma, K2 Two
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliche
Auszeichnungen:
Ähnliche: N/A
Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: abusive husband, based on novel, boxing, cheating wife, coming of age, female frontal nudity, female full frontal nudity, female rear nudity, female topless nudity, love, mature woman seduces teenage boy, mature woman teenage boy sex, military, older woman teenage boy romance, public nudity, seductress, sex scene, sexually dissatisfied wife, teenage boy sexual awakening, unhappy marriage
Geschichte
In 1948, fourteen-year-old François enters the military school of Aix-en-Provence. Initially withdrawn and fascinated by boxing, he becomes better accepted when invited to his boss's home for a weekend. There, he meets and falls in love with Lena, his boss's wife. The reciprocal affection grows despite Lena's husband being violent towards her. François returns regularly, starts boxing again under the guidance of Galène, a new recruit who encourages him to write instead of using violence. After incidents involving their section chief, François is isolated but continues writing. During war service, Galène dies, and upon returning, François learns that Lena's husband committed suicide after discovering love letters between them. With no obstacles remaining, François and Lena decide to live together.
Zusammenfassung
L'année de l'éveil (1991), directed by Gérard Corbiau, is a French drama set in the 1940s against the backdrop of military school life and World War II. The story revolves around François, an orphaned teenager navigating his new environment while grappling with love, loss, and self-discovery. The film explores themes such as forbidden love, violence, friendship, and the transformative power of writing.
