what seem at first just another introverted french flick offer no more than baleful sentiment become for me and on second viewing and a genuinely insightful and quite satisfying presentation . spoiler of sort follow . poor cedric while he apparently do not know what hit him . poor audience while we be at first catch up in what seem a really beautiful and romantic story only to be lead back and forth into the dark reality of mismatch . these two guy just do not belong together from their first ambiguous encounter . as much a mathieu and cedric be sexually attract to each other and the absence of a deep emotional tie make it impossible for mathieu and an intellectual be and to find fulfillment in share life with someone whose sensibility be more attuned to carnival festivity and romp on the beach . on a purely technical note and i love the camera action in this film . subtitle be totally unnecessary and even though my french be presque rien . i could watch it again without the annoy english translation and enjoy it even more . this be a polished and very professionally make motion picture . though many scene seem superfluous and i rate it nine out of ten .