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Le beau mec

Directed by Wallace Potts1979France70 mins

Lost for decades before a print was discovered in an Alabama garage, Le beau mec charts its titular heartthrob (Karl Forest) through a dreamscape of erotic fantasy — from outdoor exploits with fellow soldiers, twink cruising at the gym, onstage self-pleasuring at a cabaret, to a labyrinthine fuckfest at a Parisian fetish club. As the titular ‘handsome guy,’ Forest (also seen in Philippe Vallois’ queer classic Johan) plays Jean-Paul Doux — a Narcissus-like French hustler with a brutish, sculpted exterior. Doux narrates his own sexual history alongside ruminations on male beauty (not least of which his own) and desire.

Legendary for both its onscreen heat and its behind-the-scenes history, Le beau mec notably featured uncredited, but unmistakable contributions from two of director Potts’ paramours: choreography by dancer Rudolf Nureyev and camerawork by Oscar-winning cinematographer Néstor Almendros (Days of HeavenThe Blue Lagoon). With additional photography by François About (Equation to an Unknown), Le beau mec will screen in a dazzling new 4K restoration by IndieCollect in collaboration with Gerald Herman and the Estate of Wallace Potts.

Short film screening before this feature (In-Person Only):

Big Sur Gay Porn

12 mins

Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast.

Expected Guests

Ryan A. White
Director (Big Sur Gay Porn)
Alex Clausen
Producer/Cinematographer (Big Sur Gay Porn)

This film contains sexually explicit material.

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Director
Wallace Potts
Year
1979
Country
France
Running Time
70 mins
Language
French & English
Section
Erotic Evenings, Streaming, Narrative Features
Program Note Writer
Joe Bowman

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