The Life of Jesus (1997)
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Twenty-something Freddy is becalmed in a podunk French village where the only sign of life is the local amateur brass band and youth aimlessly roaming around the countryside on scooters. He has an intense sexual connection with his girlfriend but has no joy or passion to give her. When she falls for a handsome Arab youth a tragedy unfolds.
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However, unlike the themes of sexual exploration and individual empowerment that is pervasive in Breillat's films, Intimacy finds greater commonality with the profoundly desperate and marginalized protagonists of Mike Leigh's equally eviscerating and aptly titled film, Naked (1993), and the Bruno Dumont films, The Life of Jesus (1997) and L'Humanité (1999), where attraction and human desire become inextricably bound to the characters' misguided search for identity, validation, and sense of purpose in an aimless and oppressive existence.