Ma Vie | 
 enlarge | Director: Olivier Ducastle; Jacques Martineau
Actor: Jimmy Tavares; Lucas Bonnifait; Ariane Ascaride; Helene Surgere
Studio: Peccadillo Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Format: Dolby, Pal
Languages: French (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060018650203
ASIN: B0000Z0I7U
Release Date: April 12, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new UK version, still factory sealed, SENT SAME WORKING DAY, 1st CLASS POST from LONDON, UK.
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 Sweet, poignant, happy and very believable. September 7, 2004
34 out of 37 found this review helpful
A real gem of a film. Cleverly crafted to give the feel that Etienne has filmed a year of his life with a camcorder, the viewer is immediately brought into his world. This is the year Etienne hopes to win the Gold Medal in the French National fugure-skating competition, and to 'get laid' and he wants to have it all on record. The whole film, from opening to surprisingly abrupt (but fitting) ending is from the camcorder's POV - most often as held by Etienne, who gets into shot when he turns the camera on himself, uses a tripod or hands over to a friend. Take away the credits, ignore the good film and sound quality, and it would be easy to believe you really were watching a home made film. The acting is so natural, especially the embarassment that is shown by some people who are camera shy. My one critisism is not with the film, but the DVD packaging. I did not particularly want a DVD with a cover like this, which is not representative of the film. The US packaging is better.
Touching & disturbing March 15, 2005
Stu (Portugal)
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
Unless a person has been through the isolation of teenage days trying desperately to come to terms with different feelings towards ones own sex, then this DVD will not be upto expectations. It is one of the most unsettling, lonely coming to terms I have seen protrayed. Jimmie is a natural actor. The parts of the film which are in silence need no script. It is a thought reminding film for those who have come through the period of trying to understand why feelings are different to others around you, and yet quite natural. For those who seek a thrill type film, they will be disappointed. Jimmy is well cast and a besides being an artist to watch on ice, also a remembrance of how difficult it is to accept feelings different from others.
 Life is too short! January 21, 2005
26 out of 38 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, I love foreign language films - especially French cinema. However, this 'art' film left me cold. Filmed in the style of a video journal this story goes nowhere and soon becomes ridiculous. The voyeuristic novelty of watching someones filmed diary soon wears very thin, and plot points such as the relationship between the lead characters Mother and her new lover (the teacher) are purely skipped over. After a very mundane middle section the film just starts becoming silly, with several farcical scenes (i.e. pointless ice skating, lover falls over cliff, lead character saved and seduced by randomly passing homosexual man, etc). If you are looking for great French cinema or a decent gay movie then this is certainly not it. There are far, far better gay films to choose from and countless superior foriegn language films. Save your money and time and avoid this!
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