Wild Reeds

Wild Reeds (1994) starring Elodie Bouchez, Gael Morel, Stephane Rideau, Frederick Gorny. Four young students at a rural French boarding school in 1962 come of age and explore their sexuality. Set against the backdrop of the Algerian war, the students experience ideological and emotional turbulence related to the war. Frankly, I didn't totally "get" this movie. I think it's because it involves so much of French politics in the 1960s, a subject which I am totally unfamiliar with. The film is in French, with English subtitles. Grade: B-