Man of Desire

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A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..

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Languages: French

Director: Dominique Delouche

Starring Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, François Timmerman, Eric Laborey, Patrice Alexsandre, Gérard Averel, Alain Dorval

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva

Valentine

François Timmerman

Etienne

Eric Laborey

Jean aka Rudy

Patrice Alexsandre

Leader of the band

Gérard Averel

Band member

Alain Dorval

André Falcon

Police Commissioner

Jacques Henri

Band member

Tola Koukoui

Band member

Michel Vanesco

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