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From his childhood in a modest family in the Pyrénées to his unexpected career as a porn actor in the 1970s, the film traces the life of Claude Loir, who set out to fully embrace life. His homosexuality and curiosity guide him through encounters that lead into the shadowy, liberated circles of a pre-AIDS era, caught between conservatism and sexual freedom. Loves and lovers, flamboyance and fragility… the film offers a striking portrait of a fearless, hedonistic man navigating desire, identity, and society’s constraints.Read moreLess
From his childhood in a modest family in the Pyrénées to his unexpected career as a porn actor in the 1970s, the film traces the life of Claude Loir, who set out to fully embrace life. His homosexuality and curiosity guide him through encounters that lead into the shadowy, liberated circles of a pre-AIDS era, caught between conservatism and sexual freedom. Loves and lovers, flamboyance and fragility… the film offers a striking portrait of a fearless, hedonistic man navigating desire, identity, and society’s constraints.
The story
From his childhood in a modest family in the Pyrénées to his unexpected career as a porn actor in the 1970s, the film traces the life of Claude Loir, who set out to fully embrace life. His homosexuality and curiosity guide him through encounters that lead into the shadowy, liberated circles of a pre-AIDS era, caught between conservatism and sexual freedom. Loves and lovers, flamboyance and fragility… the film offers a striking portrait of a fearless, hedonistic man navigating desire, identity, and society’s constraints.
Cast & crew
Claude LoirSelf
Ghislain Van Hove
Claudine BeccarieSelf (archive footage)
Sylvia BourdonSelf
Jean-Christophe BouvetSelf (archive footage)
Jean-François DavySelf (archive footage)
Karine GambierSelf (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'EstaingSelf (archive footage)
Brigitte LahaieSelf (archive footage)
François LéotardSelf (archive footage)
Christine OckrentSelf (archive footage)
Emmanuelle ParèzeSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Director
- Sébastien Lifshitz
- Director of Photography
- Paul Guilhaume
- Editor
- Delphine Genest
- Producer
- Muriel Meynard
- Original Music Composer
- Jérémie Arcache
- Original Music Composer
- Leonardo Ortega