Direct from France, where it was the breakout comedy hit of the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) and achieved over one million admissions in its first eight weeks of release, THE FRENCH KISSERS is a rollicking tale of a pair of teens who are far removed from the cool crowd, as they suffer the endless embarrassments and minor triumphs of their first sexual longings.

The debut feature of acclaimed graphic artist Riad Sattouf, and featuring applaudedperformances by newcomers Vincent Lacoste and Anthony Sonigo, adroitly supported byEmmanuelle Devos, Noemie Lvonksy, Irene Jacob and Valeria Golino, THE FRENCHKISSERS is fresh, smart, and absolutely unabashed in its depictions of the humiliations ofyouth and the trials of parenthood.

It's about the best fun you can have without taking out your bracesJonathan Romney, London Film Festival

While wiseass Herve (Vincent Lacoste) and his sidekick Camel (Anthony Sonigo) are foreverfantasising over their female classmates, they're rarely able to go as far as actually talking toany of them, other than to mumble a few incoherent insults. But when Herve inexplicablycatches the eye of the sweet but equally hormone-fuelled Aurore (Alice Tremolieres), he'spushed to choose between his first probable girlfriend, his unquenchable libido, and his bestfriend.

Running time: 87 minutes
Distributor: Palace Films
Rating: MA15+

The French Kissers
In Cinemas Boxing Day, December 26, 2009

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