Wild Reeds - 1994 - 7/10
AKA - Les Roseaux Sauvages
Coming of age * film of three (perhaps four) students
Cramming for their baccalauréat, exploring (questioning) their sexuality, worrying about their futures.
A constant background presence is France’s ongoing war with Algeria, and the upcoming, mandatory service.
Held my interest throughout, and I generally dislike films with children or young adults.
These are intelligent, and either intellectual or self-aware.
* Coming of age? I know adults in their 60’s who are still adolescents. Many never grow up.
