The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic76/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
101 audience votes
Key crew
- Olivier AssayasDirector
- Olivier AssayasWriter
Cast
- Clément MétayerGilles
- Lola CrétonChristine
- Felix ArmandAlain
- Carole CombesLaure
- Bobbi Salvör MenuezLeslie
- Hugo ConzelmannJean-Pierre
- Martin LoizillonRackam le Rouge
- André MarconGilles' Father
- Johnny FlynnFolk Singer
- Dolores ChaplinLondon Actress
- Laurent RamacciottiSecurity Guard / Coach
- Mathias RenouVincent
Stills
Themes
newspaperfrancebecoming an adultpolitics1970sartistcultural revolutionbourgeoisiesexual revolutionanarchisttravelteenage rebellion