Water Drops on Burning Rocks
2000 · Movie · 82 min
★ 6.6(134)unSUB Rating
Leopold, a smug, still-hunky 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces fresh-faced, carrot-topped 19-year-old Franz who swiftly moves into his bachelor pad. Their cozy relationship soon sours as Leopold, a kind of gone-to-seed Dirk Bogarde, turns cranky and argumentative.
Based on Drops on hot stones
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Details
- Original title
- Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-03-15
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 82 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.4/10 (134 votes)
Themes
- sexual identity
- transsexuality
- sexuality
- 1970s
- ex-girlfriend
- bisexuality
- based on play or musical
- male homosexuality
- older man younger man relationship
- gay theme
- huis clos
Awards & recognition
- Teddy Award
Cast & crew
Bernard Giraudeau
as Léopold
Malik Zidi
as Franz
Ludivine Sagnier
as Anna
Anna Thomson
as Véra
Directed by François Ozon