From Behind

Story

Synopsis

Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal Marc. Marc and friends decide to go to their favourite gay bar... but it's men only. So Frédérique becomes Frédéric, an effeminate gay boy... Frédérique follows her father. Pierre Arroux is an art curator - and gay. She introduces herself to him, but as Frédéric. So while Frédéric is quite an awkward young man and an embarrassment to his father, Frédérique is secretly meeting with her old boyfriend now living in Paris..

Director

Valérie Lemercier

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

28 April 1999

Ensemble

Cast

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  Valérie Lemercier

  Frédérique / Frédéric Sénèque

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  Claude Rich

  Pierre Arroux

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  Dieudonné

  Francis

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  Marthe Keller

  Christina

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  Patrick Catalifo

  Jean-François

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  Amira Casar

  Anne-Laure

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  Didier Bénureau

  M.Mulot

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  Alain Doutey

  Le patient Français