Private Lessons (Elève Libre)
Haut et Court (2008)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
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IMDB   6.2
105 mins Belgium / French
Jonas Bloquet Jonas
Jonathan Zaccai Pierre
Claire Bodson Nathalie
Yannick Renier Didier
Pauline Etienne Delphine
Anne Coesens Pascale
Johan Leysen Serge
Director
Joachim Lafosse


An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.

The following translation attempts to make sense of a Google translation French to English: Jonas, sixteen, leaves public school a failure and hopes to stake everything on the tennis court, but it fails entrance tof the national team. He meets Pierre, a thirty-something who, touched by his situation, takes charge. With this special bond, Jonas leaves the public school for Pierre's tutorage, which goes beyond merely academic.

[Jonas, seize ans, vit un nouvel échec scolaire et pense pouvoir tout miser sur le tennis, mais il échoue aux portes de la sélection nationale. Il rencontre Pierre, un trentenaire, qui touché par sa situation, va le prendre en charge. Fort de ce lien privilégié, Jonas abandonne l'école publique. Incapable de fixer les limites de cette relation, l'éducation va dépasser le cadre purement scolaire.]
Edition Details
Original Title Elève Libre
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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This film is controversial and may include chilhood sexual abuse or pedophile relationships -- there is a wide diversity of critical reviews -- suggest reading reviews such as at IMDb. It does not appear to be available as a Region 1 DVD, or from a streaming service.