Review of Wild Reeds (1994) by Kostas Z — 16 Nov 2008
One of the finest French movies I've ever seen about coming of age during the French-Algerian War, which is to say becoming adults not simply smart-ass kids (why am I in this country?). Replete with sexual confusion, academic indifference and adherence, and the consequences of war a small body of water away, 'Wild Reeds' is a masterpiece of naturalism, rich as a novel, and goddamn unforgettable in how it fails to strike a single wrong note.
It's the only film by André Téchiné and by most accounts his best but on the basis of it alone, I purchased the box set to watch them all.
This review of Wild Reeds (1994) was written by Kostas Z on 16 Nov 2008.
Wild Reeds has generally received very positive reviews.
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