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AIDS Major 
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TITLE |
Savage Nights (1992) |
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ALT__TITLE |
1. Les Nuits
Fauves 2. Notti Selvagge |
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NOTES |
Taken from
the director/star/author's life who at 30 was |
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diagnosed as
HIV-positive. But he still carries on his bi-sexual activity. He
has a male lover while falling for a 17 year old woman and
takes no precautions. But then he tells the |
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woman of his
condition and prepares to use a condom but |
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she throws
it away. The star is said to be a "self-centred jerk" |
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and eludes
our sympathy. However the film was received |
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with
honours. Collard died shortly after. |
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I found this
a self-centred and ultimately boring film of ideas in |
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which it is
difficult to be concerned about the characters. |
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Obviously
appealed to those who thought it too politically |
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correct to
wear a condom. After the same fashion it's O.K., |
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even
admirable, to drive around fast regardless of other |
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people's
safety, or to put it another way -- potential disability. |
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All the same
I would recommend this film because whether |
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you like it
or not it'll get you thinking. |
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Based on the
director's novel of the same name. |
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Notes
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