The Illusions

A girl is in danger… surrounded by boys who love her… past…present…future.

Barnabé is dreaming, Antoine's complaining, Patrick's laughing ; 35 years ago he was doing the same thing in a short film by Godard.

Fifty-eight minutes of mixed images from yesterday and today and about twenty voices of men and women, real Rimbaud lovers, known or unknown, disturbed by the reading of extracts of his poems or his letters, like a magic ceremony, bewitching, provoking the heart by the emotion of the senses, arousing the spirit, awakening the soul.

A woman and two young homosexuals spend a hectic late night.

Vincent, Marie and their son have just moved from Paris into a farm near a small town in the south of France. He is a history and geography teacher, who looks forward to a quieter life, some kind of return to nature. His wife, a renowned international pianist, who retired in spite of her young age, has decided to follow him but almost unwillingly. From the very beginning, Thibault, one of Vincent's students, invades his family and slowly the couple, whose desires seem now so far away, falls apart. But Thibault's intentions are not at all motivated by love. And he will do anything to achieve his goal...

Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.

From the confined universe of Brooklyn's BIZARRE cabaret, we set off on a road movie across the American West. We are 7 years later. Lucas and Maurice have never seen each other again and have no contact since the tragic events of the BIZARRE cabaret in New York. Lucas now lives in Denver, Colorado. He is married to a slightly older man who is the father of a 16-year-old child. In the middle of this peaceful life, Maurice will again cross paths with Lucas. As another tragic event takes place in Denver, Maurice and Lucas will have only one solution, to flee towards San Francisco through the American West.

Rich, bisexual Thomas makes his way through a swath of lovers of both sexes in Paris. His parents have died, and he doesn't have to work to earn a living, so his days are bacchanalia-filled affairs that run into each other in a hazy bliss. The only one capable of eking out genuine affection from him is his neighbor, Caroline. When she dies and leaves her son in his care, Thomas learns the joys of commitment and selflessness.

I knew someone who lived in an attic for a long time. He told me that it was because of an upset in love. He didn't want to elucidate! I like this mystery.

In a totally isolated rainforest. A group of 5 boys take a long walk to meet a mysterious healer. Following an injury they find themselves stranded on the edge of a river with strong current. On the other side of the river they see a rather strange camp that seems occupied by 3 girls. It is absolutely impossible to cross and communicate...

A collection of gay short films. The 8 short films are: A Story of No Importance [Une histoire sans importance] (1980); Daniel Asleep [Daniel endormi] (1988); Everyone is Perfect [Tout le monde est parfait] (1994); Bug (2003); One Fine Day, a Hairdresser [Un beau jour, un coiffeur] (2004); Same Blood [Du même sang] (2004); Somewhat Agree [Plutôt d'accord] (2004); Prisoner [Prisonnier] (2004).

A collection of gay short films. The 9 short films are: The Glider [Le planeur] (1999); Family according to Mathieu [La famille selon Mathieu] (2002); Chicken (2001); Lust [Utukt] (2000); Space 2 [Espacio 2] (2001); The End of the Night [La fin de la nuit] (1997); The Burning Boy (2001); Family Outing (2001); Saint (1997).