From Behind (1999)
Overview
Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal Marc. Marc and friends decide to go to their favourite gay bar... but it's men only. So Frédérique becomes Frédéric, an effeminate gay boy... Frédérique follows her father. Pierre Arroux is an art curator - and gay. She introduces herself to him, but as Frédéric. So while Frédéric is quite an awkward young man and an embarrassment to his father, Frédérique is secretly meeting with her old boyfriend now living in Paris..
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.665 |
Directed By
Valérie Lemercier
Crew
Valérie Lemercier
TOP CAST
Valérie Lemercier
Frédérique / Frédéric Sénèque
Claude Rich
Pierre Arroux
Dieudonné
Francis
Marthe Keller
Christina
Patrick Catalifo
Jean-François
Amira Casar
Anne-Laure
Didier Bénureau
M.Mulot
Alain Doutey
Le patient Français
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