Wild Reeds
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
André Téchiné
Frederic Gorny
Gael Morel
Elodie Bouchez
Stéphane Rideau
Michèle Moretti
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in Southwest France, 1962, at the end of the Algerian War. Together, a group of teenagers face the pressures of their maturing sexuality, the formation of their political ideals during a turbulent period in French politics, and the stress of completing their Baccalaureate exam. Tension is brought to a head when Henri, an older, militant Algerian-born "Pied-Noir" refugee (an Algerian born French national), begins attending the same boarding school as the two boys. His radical politics and more sophisticated sexuality creates a disruptive element in their quiet provincial milieu.
Director
André Téchiné
Cast
Frederic Gorny
Gael Morel
Elodie Bouchez
Stéphane Rideau
Michèle Moretti
Nathalie Vigne
Laurent Groulout
Jacques Nolot
Eric Kreikenmayer
Michel Ruhl
Fatia Maite
Claudine Taulere
Elodie Soulinhac
Dominique Bovard
Monsieur Simonet
Chief Officer Carre
Paul Simonet
Charles Picot
Christophe Maitre
Bordes Fernand Raouly
Michel Voisin
Denis Bergonhe
Crew
Jean-jacques Albert
Jean-jacques Albert
Georges Benayoun
Denis Bergonhe
Germain Desmoulins
Martine Giordano
Georges Groult
Jean-marc Homard
Aleksandr Kaufmann
Jeanne Lapoirie
Agnes Levy
Pierre Lorrain
Olivier Massart
Jean-paul Mugel
Michel Nasri
Chantal Poupaud
Paul Rozenberg
Alain Sarde
Pierre Soula
Brigitte Taillandier
Claudine Taulere
Gilles Taurand
+lisabeth Tavernier
André Téchiné
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of four 1994 Cesar Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Female Newcomer (Elodie Bouchez).
Winner of the 1994 Prix Louis Delluc, awarded each year by a distinguished panel of French film critics.
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Foreign Film from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Foreign Language Film from the National Society of Film Critics.
Expanded Release in United States August 25, 1995
Expanded Release in United States July 14, 1995
Expanded Release in United States July 21, 1995
Expanded Release in United States May 26, 1995
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States July 1995
Released in United States June 30, 1995
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video September 24, 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1995
Re-released in United States December 29, 1995
Re-released in United States September 29, 1995
Shown at International Festival of Young Cinema in Turin November 18-27, 1994.
Shown at International Gay & Lesbian Pride Film Festival in Tampa, FL September 29 - October 8, 1995.
Shown at New York Film Festival (Avant-Garde Visions) September 23 - October 9, 1994.
Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.
Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 3-19, 1994.
Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 18-31, 1996.
Part of IMA Films' "Tous les garcons et les filles de leur age" series, conceived by former publicist Chantal Poupaud. Nine directors were each commissioned to make a film about teenagers, set in the period of their own youth.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at International Gay & Lesbian Pride Film Festival in Tampa, FL September 29 - October 8, 1995.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.)
Released in United States 1995 (The film series "Tous les garcons... Age" received a special mention for the International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at the 1995 Rotterdam Film Festival.)
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States May 26, 1995
Released in United States June 30, 1995 (New York City)
Released in United States July 1995 (Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.)
Expanded Release in United States July 14, 1995
Expanded Release in United States July 21, 1995
Expanded Release in United States August 25, 1995
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video September 24, 1996
Re-released in United States September 29, 1995 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 18-31, 1996.)
Re-released in United States December 29, 1995 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at International Festival of Young Cinema in Turin November 18-27, 1994.)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 3-19, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at New York Film Festival (Avant-Garde Visions) September 23 - October 9, 1994.)
