Cold Showers

Cold Showers French Douches froides is a 2005 French drama film directed by Antony Cordier. It was a Directors Fortnight Selection at 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The film tells the story of three teenagers, a girl, Vanessa, and two boys, Mickael and Clement, who face changes and problems over a period of three months as they enter adulthood. The film attracted attention on its release due to the fullfrontal nudity of several young French actors.

Mickael and Clment relate well and while Mickael is a winning player, Clment is smarter and understands the intrinsic rules of the game better. An incident occurs that forces Mickael to take the position of a wounded team mate and in doing so he must lose eight kilos to qualify for the championship team. The struggle to lose weight he is already in ideal physical condition places stress on both Mickael and his family and teammates. Mickael and Vanessa include Clment in their camaraderie, a situation which evolves into a mnage trois as the three have group sex in the after hours gym. Vanessa reacts as though this is the greatest physical feeling ever, Clment is smitten, and Mickael has troubling doubts. When the three decide to try it again in a hotel room Mickael is so conflicted that he does not join the other two, only listening to their cavorting in the bathtub feeling inferior to the smarter, wealthier Clment. But on the judo side, the team plays the championship and Mickaels delicate sense of self worth is restored for a moment. It is the manner in which the trio of teenagers resolve their antics that closes the film.The soundtrack for this film contains songs by Julie Delpy and Galt MacDermot. The score is composed by Nicolas Lemercier. The main song of the film is called Central Park. ........

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