The Wounded Man (film)
| The Wounded Man | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrice Chéreau |
| Written by | Patrice Chéreau Hervé Guibert |
| Produced by | Claude Berri Marie-Laure Reyre Ariel Zeitoun |
| Starring | Jean-Hugues Anglade Vittorio Mezzogiorno |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Edited by | Denise de Casabianca |
| Music by | Fiorenzo Carpi |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2.3 million[1] |
The Wounded Man (French: L'Homme blessé) is a 1983 gay-themed French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau, and written by him and Hervé Guibert. It stars Jean-Hugues Anglade and Vittorio Mezzogiorno. It won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was entered in the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
The film was initially inspired by Jean Genet's autobiographical novel The Thief's Journal, but kept only the basic idea of a gay relationship with an age gap.[3][4]
Synopsis
Henri, a young and timid gay man, lives with his parents in their cramped flat. He hangs around the train station, a popular cruising ground. He meets Jean, a rough trade hustler about a decade older, and becomes fascinated with him.
Cast
- Jean-Hugues Anglade - Henri
- Vittorio Mezzogiorno[a] - Jean Lerman
- Roland Bertin - Bosmans
- Lisa Kreuzer - Elisabeth
- Claude Berri - Client
- Armin Mueller-Stahl - Henri's father
- Annick Alane - Henri's mother
- Sophie Edmond - Henri's sister
- Hammou Graïa - Man at the station
- Gérard Desarthe - Crying man
- Denis Lavant
- Maria Verdi
- Suzanne Chavance
- Roland Chalosse
- Eddy Roos
- Charly Chemouny
Notes
- ^ Dubbed into French by Gérard Depardieu.[5]
References
- ^ "L'Homme blessé (1983)". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Wounded Man". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ https://4columns.org/anderson-melissa/the-wounded-man
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/movies/the-wounded-man-anthology.html
- ^ "L'Homme blessé". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
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