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  • 2014
  • Les Films du Losange
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2014
  • Les Films du Losange
  • 1 h 33 m
The King of Escape

Summary Armand Lacourtade, an agricultural equipment salesman, is sick of life as a single gay man. After meeting Curly, a brash teenage girl, he goes straight. With all kinds of people on their tails, they defy every danger to be together in their forbidden love. But is this really what Armand dreamed of?

Directed By: Alain Guiraudie

Written By: Laurent Lunetta, Frédérique Moreau, Alain Guiraudie

  • 2014
  • Les Films du Losange
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2014
  • Les Films du Losange
  • 1 h 33 m

The King of Escape

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Summary Armand Lacourtade, an agricultural equipment salesman, is sick of life as a single gay man. After meeting Curly, a brash teenage girl, he goes straight. With all kinds of people on their tails, they defy every danger to be together in their forbidden love. But is this really what Armand dreamed of?

Directed By: Alain Guiraudie

Written By: Laurent Lunetta, Frédérique Moreau, Alain Guiraudie

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90
Apr 8, 2014
Weaving numerous influences into a rich emotional tapestry, Alain Guiraudie's The King of Escape skillfully absorbs and updates its assertive cinematic forebears.
By Zachary Wigon FULL REVIEW
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Apr 10, 2014
Cruising for Alain Guiraudie seems to be the way of nature, a drive that doesn't discriminate.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
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Apr 10, 2014
A marked strength of the movie is that it does succeed in making the unlikely central love affair believable within its own universe.
By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW
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Apr 10, 2014
The King of Escape is more loosely put together than “Stranger,” and, considering what happens, it’s relatively underplayed.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films du Worso, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Gladys Glover, Région Midi-Pyrénées, Arte Cofinova 4, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa
Release Date Apr 11, 2014
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website http://www.filmsdulosange.fr/inter/uk_escape.html
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Awards

Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
CPH PIX
• 1 Nomination
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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