The Man I Love (1997) - L'homme que j'aime

The Man I Love (1997) Country: France Release Year: 1997 Aka: L'homme que j'aime Director: Stéphane Giusti Writer: Stéphane Giusti Language: French Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport Runtime: 90 min Cast: Jean-Michel Portal, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo Mathilde Seigner, Vittoria Scognamiglio Studio: Picture This! Entertainment, Onya Film Jacques Hansen, Stéphane Lévêque Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173906/

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."