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The Adventures of Felix (2001)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:27

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 15, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Felix (Sami Bouajila) is an HIV-positive thirtysomething homosexual. In this film about family and the discovery of self, Felix is first seen jauntily riding his bike. When he gets laid off from... Felix (Sami Bouajila) is an HIV-positive thirtysomething homosexual. In this film about family and the discovery of self, Felix is first seen jauntily riding his bike. When he gets laid off from work and starts cleaning out his dead mother's house, Felix uncovers some old letters from his father, who he's never met. The discovery takes Felix on a hitchhiking journey to Marseilles to search for the family that he never had. On the way, he meets a number of quirky characters identified by intertitles that describe each one respectively as his little brother, his grandmother, his cousin, his sister, and finally his father; in what becomes his surrogate family. Felix kills time on the highway singing songs as he sashays through the emerald fuzz of the French countryside, waiting for a car to pick him up. He's at home in a field of buttercups, flying a kite, or crooning to the sun to come out and shine, and he never misses his favorite soap opera about a viciously superficial family that's out to get each other. In the end, directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau allow Felix to show us that the bonds within family are about much more than blood. [More]

Starring: Sami Bouajila, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Patachou

Starring: Sami Bouajila, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Patachou, Maurice Benichou

Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Screenwriter: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Producer: Philippe Martin
Studio: Winstar

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Emanuel Levy
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delightful new road comedy by the equally delightful directors/lovers Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau.

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12/10/02
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

It would all be too obviously feel-good if Ducastel and Martineau weren't also tuned in to the liberating drift of the open highway and a sharp native humor that adds needed flesh and blood to their walking metaphors.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/01/02
Paul Malcolm
Paul Malcolm
L.A. Weekly

I can’t even begin to imagine what a crude American director would choose to do with it, and don’t want to.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
06/13/02
Jason Clark
Jason Clark
Matinee Magazine

Narratively, what we have here is a basic road movie, a genre that too often doubles as an excuse to hide a flawed script -- merely an episodic series of loose vignettes.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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We realize early on that nothing much is going to happen ... and it's hard to stay fully engaged with a film that, frontal nudity notwithstanding, plays it so safe.

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12/06/01
Tom Sime
Tom Sime
Dallas Morning News
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It has a personable character in Felix.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
10/25/01
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Although the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent throughout Adventures of Felix.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
09/21/01
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

Bouajila's winning performance, and the film's timely tolerance, make Felix a movie road trip you'll want to take.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
09/21/01
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

The greatest accomplishment of writer-directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau is that they can sustain subtle expressions of love, both physical and emotional... while also allowing these same characters to deal with the shortcomings of humanity.

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09/21/01
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

There is a sort of sun-washed gay complacency to Adventures of Felix, a streak of greeting card glibness.

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08/24/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

I like to see gay characters in films, but filmmakers can't specifically rely on their gayness to make them interesting.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/21/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A delightful film.

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08/10/01
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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An odyssey of self-discovery of much charm, humor and admirable subtlety.

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08/10/01
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