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My Super 8 Season
''My Super 8 Season'' (also known in French as ''Ma saison super 8'') is a 2005 French film by Alessandro Avellis that deals with gay and lesbian issues. Synopsis In the early 1970s, an attractive young Parisian student, Marc, tries to organize students to fight for gay rights. Meanwhile, his best friend, Julie, becomes involved in feminist and class causes. Sparks fly when these disparate groups unite in opposition to the status quo during a heated radio show debate, leading to radical changes. ''My Super 8 Season'' is freely inspired by the story of the FHAR, the Homosexual Revolutionary Action Front, and dedicated to its leaders Guy Hocquenghem and Françoise d'Eaubonne. Cast * Axel Philippon as Marc * Célia Pilastre as Julie * Roman Girelli as André * Magali Domec as Marguerite * Antoine Mory as Stéphane * Nicolas Quilliard as Le père de Marc * Thierry Barèges as Vincent * Jean-Pierre Frankfower as Le professeur * Nicolas Christin as Le flic en civil * Nicolas Villena as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Avellis
Alessandro Avellis (born 30 September 1975) is an Italian film director. Alessandro Avellis studied film direction in Rome. Since 2000 he lives in Paris. He directed some short films selected and awarded in several international film festivals, of which Lovstori, selected in 1996 at the Sacher festival of Nanni Moretti, and More of Paul, released on DVD by Antiprod. He wrote and directed in 2005 his first feature film, My Super 8 Season, freely inspired by historical events (DVD Antiprod). Then, he made two documentaries: The Revolution of Desire (DVD Hystérie Prod), about the FHAR, the French feminist and gay liberation movement in the 70s, and The Vatican Rules, about the reactionary influence of the Roman Church. In 2008 he directed "Transseizième", a documentary about Pascale Ourbih, a transsexual actress, first-time candidate for the French Green Party in the wealthiest and conservative Parisian district. Filmography * Paname (France, 2010, 73'). * Transseizième (documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |