Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)
- Original title
- Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes
- Directed by
- François Ozon
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 132 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 50 year old businessman in 1970s Germany starts a relationship with a 19 year old man. As the power imbalance grows, their dynamic becomes increasingly controlling.
tensemelancholicslow-burnintimatemanipulativeclaustrophobiceroticemotionally raw
What happens
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (French: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes) is a 2000 French romantic comedy drama film directed by François Ozon, based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play Tropfen auf heißen Steinen. The plot concerns a 50 year old businessman in 1970s Germany, who becomes infatuated with a man 30 years his junior. The film premiered at Berlinale on 13 February 2000 and was theatrically released on 15 March by Haut et Court to generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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