Pretty Boy (1993)

Pretty Boy (1993)
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His single mother has been seeing some men whose presence in the house makes it impossible for thirteen-year old Nick (Christian Tafdrup) to remain. He finds shelter with a man named Ralph (Stig Hoffmeyer), who enjoys him as a sexual boy-toy until his girlfriend comes back from wherever she's been. Nick, living on the streets, does a little hustling to get by until he gets involved with a gang led by Rene (Danish pop star Dicte), a girl posing as a boy. The two even become lovers for a time, but events accelerate and Nick once again confronts his treacherous confidante, Ralph. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Starring:
Christian TafdrupDicte, (more)
Director(s):
Carsten Sønder
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Pretty Boy

His single mother has been seeing some men whose presence in the house makes it impossible for thirteen-year old Nick (Christian Tafdrup) to remain. He finds shelter with a man named Ralph (Stig Hoffmeyer), who enjoys him as a sexual boy-toy until his girlfriend comes back from wherever she's been. Nick, living on the streets, does a little hustling to get by until he gets involved with a gang led by Rene (Danish pop star Dicte), a girl posing as a boy. The two even become lovers for a time, but events accelerate and Nick once again confronts his treacherous confidante, Ralph. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
86 mins

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Director(s):
Carsten Sønder
Writer(s):
Carsten Sønder
Producer(s):
Ib TardiniPeter Aalbæk Jensen
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Brian S.

This movie was o.k. it shows life on the streets for this boy. The dvd has had scenes cut from the vhs version, which I don't understand, and personally don't like cut versions, unrated ones at that. The ending is not what you would expect either. It just ends and leaves you hanging, wanting to know more.

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Andrew W.

I honestly didn't know what to expect from this film, and it surprised me. Hauntingly beautiful and disturbing at the same time, the acting far surpasses the actual story, which is just another runaway story. What young Christen Tafdrup does with the character of Nick, will beguile and amaze you, however. We see naive and almost child-like Nick move quickly from one disturbingly fast relationship to the next, gleaning something from each until, at the end, he has stepped into the realization that he is what he is, and is an adult. It's a film that needs the dialog, so if you're one of those who simply can't deal with foreign language films with subtitles, you want to pass this one up, I think. You have to be able to concentrate on the film, and read the subtitles, but if you do, it's an experience unlike most films these days, a true piece of art that will lend itself well to the "conversation after the movie."

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Robert D.

A sympathetic look at a teen run away. But much is left to enuendo, supposition, etc. Good, but really not very original..

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