Kung-Fu Master!
1988 · Movie · 80 min · ★ 6.5
A middle-aged woman, feeling isolated and uneasy about aging, forms an intense bond with a teenage boy in her orbit. As their connection deepens, the film explores desire, boundaries, and social judgment against a backdrop of everyday family life and the anxieties of its era.
Also known as Le Petit Amour · Little Love
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-03-09
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 80 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (70 votes)
About
If you’re open to challenging, conversation-starting dramas about desire and boundaries, this may grip you with its warm, low-key feel; Not for you if taboo relationships or morally uneasy stories are a dealbreaker, even in the vein of Pauline at the Beach.
Pros: bold taboo premise; intimate, natural performances; thoughtful social backdrop | Cons: uncomfortable central relationship; uneven moral reckoning; later turns feel abrupt
Themes
- video game
- romance
- older woman younger man relationship
- divorced mother
- woman director
- mother daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Jane Birkin
as Mary-Jane
Mathieu Demy
as Julien
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as Lucy
Lou Doillon
as Lou
- GC
Gary Chekchak
as Youngster
- CH
Cyril Houplain
as Youngster
- FL
Frank Laurent
as Youngster
- AH
Aurélien Hermant
as Youngster
- JL
Jérémie Luntz
as Youngster
- TB
Thomas Bensaïd
as Youngster
Directed by Agnès Varda