Also Known As: The Safety Matches Released in: 1996 Length: 109 minutes Warning: Rated NR: adult themes; sexual themes; mild violence Language: French (also some English) Categories: Boarding School & Camp, Boy Films, Little to Preteen, Coming-of-Age, Drama, First Love, Girl Films, Adolescent Note: Preferred Member Video

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NOTE: This movie is in French with NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES OR DUBBING.

Description

In the final chapter, Olivier (Nael Marandin) finds himself residing at both a boarding school and with the well-to-do family he hooked up with in the prior episode, the tuberculosis-stricken son, probably in his early twenties, of which he forms a bond. When the young man is sent away to a sanitarium, he, for reasons I couldn't quite follow, seems to encourage Olivier to get himself expelled from school and, in turn, rejected by the well-to-do family. So, our hero is then sent to live with an elderly couple (his grandparents?) in the countryside, there falls in love for the first time and brings a conclusion to his relationships with significant characters from parts 1 and 2. Well done, as the trilogy as a whole is, but bound to be a bit confusing to those lacking knowledge of the French language.

Notes

The vast majority of the film is in French.

Cast & Crew

Anne Jacquemin

Rüdiger Vogler

Nael Marandin

Sylvain Thoirey

Adriana Asti

Jean-François Garreaud

Klaus Mikoleit

Olivier Sitruk