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Cent Francs l'Amour (1986)

Cent Francs l'Amour poster
Original title
Cent francs l'amour
Directed by
Jacques Richard
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
12
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor young photographer agrees to be supported by a homosexual antiques dealer who wants his affection, but he only offers friendship. At night he wanders red-light districts and falls in love with a peep-show dancer.

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What happens

Cent Francs l'amour est un film français réalisé par Jacques Richard et sorti en 1986. Jeremy Cardiff, jeune photographe sans le sou, accepte de se faire entretenir par Maurice Mainfroy, un antiquaire homosexuel qui a récemment touché un gros héritage. Jeremy persiste malgré tout à ne lui offrir que son amitié. La nuit Jeremy erre dans les quartiers chauds et fréquente un peep-show où danse Otie, une strip-teaseuse dont il tombe amoureux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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