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06/24/06
The Adventures of Felix (2001)
69 %
Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 27 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 15, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Felix (Sami Bouajila) is an HIV-positive thirtysomething homosexual. In this film about family and the discovery of self, Felix is first seen jauntily riding his bike. When he gets laid off from work and starts cleaning out his dead mother's house, Felix uncovers some old letters from his... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Sami Bouajila, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Patachou, Maurice Benichou
Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Screenwriter: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Producer: Philippe Martin
Screenwriter: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Producer: Philippe Martin
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09/28/05
delightful new road comedy by the equally delightful directors/lovers Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau.
12/10/02
It would all be too obviously feel-good if Ducastel and Martineau weren't also tuned in to the liberating drift of the open highway and a sharp native humor that adds needed flesh and blood to their walking metaphors.
10/01/02
I can’t even begin to imagine what a crude American director would choose to do with it, and don’t want to.
06/13/02
Narratively, what we have here is a basic road movie, a genre that too often doubles as an excuse to hide a flawed script -- merely an episodic series of loose vignettes.
03/19/02
We realize early on that nothing much is going to happen ... and it's hard to stay fully engaged with a film that, frontal nudity notwithstanding, plays it so safe.
12/06/01
Top Critic
Although the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent throughout Adventures of Felix.
09/21/01
Bouajila's winning performance, and the film's timely tolerance, make Felix a movie road trip you'll want to take.
09/21/01
The greatest accomplishment of writer-directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau is that they can sustain subtle expressions of love, both physical and emotional... while also allowing these same characters to deal with the shortcomings of humanity.
09/21/01
There is a sort of sun-washed gay complacency to Adventures of Felix, a streak of greeting card glibness.
08/24/01
I like to see gay characters in films, but filmmakers can't specifically rely on their gayness to make them interesting.
08/21/01
An odyssey of self-discovery of much charm, humor and admirable subtlety.
08/10/01
Top Critic
...it does provide a charismatic telling of a young man's journey to find himself...
08/06/01
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