The Wounded Man (film)

The Wounded Man (French: L'Homme blessé) is a 1983 gay-themed French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau, and written by him and Hervé Guibert. It stars Jean-Hugues Anglade and Vittorio Mezzogiorno. It won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was entered in the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

The Wounded Man
Directed by	Patrice Chéreau
Written by	Patrice Chéreau Hervé Guibert
Produced by	Claude Berri Marie-Laure Reyre Ariel Zeitoun
Starring	Jean-Hugues Anglade Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Edited by	Denise de Casabianca
Music by	Fiorenzo Carpi
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	25 May 1983 (1983-05-25)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.3 million[1]

The film was initially inspired by Jean Genet's autobiographical novel The Thief's Journal, but kept only the basic idea of a gay relationship with an age gap.^[3][4]

Synopsis

Henri, a young and timid gay man, lives with his parents in their cramped flat. He hangs around the train station, a popular cruising ground. He meets Jean, a rough trade hustler about a decade older, and becomes fascinated with him.

Cast

• Jean-Hugues Anglade - Henri
• Vittorio Mezzogiorno^[a] - Jean Lerman
• Roland Bertin - Bosmans
• Lisa Kreuzer - Elisabeth
• Claude Berri - Client
• Armin Mueller-Stahl - Henri's father
• Annick Alane - Henri's mother
• Sophie Edmond - Henri's sister
• Hammou Graïa - Man at the station
• Gérard Desarthe - Crying man
• Denis Lavant
• Maria Verdi
• Suzanne Chavance
• Roland Chalosse
• Eddy Roos
• Charly Chemouny

Notes

1. Dubbed into French by Gérard Depardieu.^[5]