Man of Desire

Man of Desire

100 mins | Drama | March 17, 1971

A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..

Man of Desire

100 mins | Drama | March 17, 1971

Man of Desire
A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title L'homme de désir
Directors Dominique Delouche
Writers Dominique Delouche

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva

as Valentine

François Timmerman

as Etienne

Eric Laborey

as Jean aka Rudy

Patrice Alexsandre

as Leader of the band

Gérard Averel

as Band member

André Falcon

as Police Commissioner

Jacques Henri

as Band member

Tola Koukoui

as Band member