Adapted from the writings of Danny Laferriere, who cites 'sexuality as an instrument of political, social or economic power' as his prime concern, this is earnest, somewhat overwrought stuff from acclaimed director Laurent Cantet.
These have ranged from a vast amount of hooligan-based filler, to some decent knockabout comedies (Mike Bassett: England Manager) to earnest, awful, uplifting stuff (Bend It Like Beckham, When Saturday Comes) and the odd brilliant sui generis one-off (Gregory's Girl, the Goalkeeper's Fear of The Penalty).
Instead, Offsay orders dialogue-filled, earnest dramas just the stuff hot Hollywood actors swear they'd love to do but can't persuade a studio to fund.
"In general, this category has, ironically, featured a mix of pretty corny, sanitized, overly earnest and fake-sounding stuff.
Two picture books, "Dumpy the Dump Truck" and "Big Truck and Little Truck," brightly roll against the traffic flow of contemporary kid stuff with earnest, old-fashioned charm.
Algeria's is a little more upbeat, and though there's little in the way of patriotic singing, there's some good, earnest hands-on-heart stuff.
Quicksilver changes in mood — from joyful abandon to sullen introspection to earnest thoughtfulness — are the stuff of adolescence, when hormones wreak havoc on the nervous system, and the future is both an open field you want to sprint toward and a black cloud enveloping the horizon.
That's cosmic math, especially when you add to the equation that we as a society have only been using this stuff in earnest for about 40 years.
