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Man of Desire

Man of Desire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 17, 1971

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama

User Score

47%

Original Title

L'Homme de désir

Director

Dominique Delouche

Description

A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..