Les petits ruisseaux (2010)
Release Year: 2010
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Wandering Streams, 小川, Ручейки
Director: Pascal Rabaté
Writer: Pascal Rabaté
Production & Genre
Keywords
Keywords: bare chested male, based on franco belgian comic book, drinking from a bottle, female nudity, female rear nudity, hairy chest, hairy chested male, male frontal nudity, male full frontal nudity, male nudity, male pubic hair, male rear nudity, marijuana, nude in window, pubic hair, rear nudity, reference to pubic hair, sex, sleeping nude, smoking marijuana
Story
Emile, a 70-year-old retired horticulturalist with a monotonous life, finds his routine disrupted when his friend Edmond reveals unexpected secrets. Emile learns that Edmond watches porn, paints nudes, and has affairs with women he meets online, despite their being contemporaries. This discovery shocks Emile but also awakens his own suppressed desires.
Summary
Les petits ruisseaux is a French comedy-drama directed by Pascal Rabaté and released in 2010. Based on a Franco-Belgian comic book, the film follows Emile, an elderly widower with a quiet daily routine who rediscovers the thrills of sentimental adventures after learning about his friend Edmond's secret life. The movie explores themes of aging, sexuality, friendship, and rediscovering one's desires later in life.