steve-ruzicka Difficult for me to understand that this movie got a Cesar and even worse that viewers would like it. Sick people can be found in any race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. True enough, numerous movies will explore the black side of humanity and some are remarkable pieces of art. When it comes to sexuality, the subject is more delicate and requires a lot of intelligence from the part of the director to get the message, if any, across. In Les Nuits Fauves, I believe the border is crossed by showing devious animal behavior attached to the main character, a bisexual gay. And this is not what homosexuality is about. Garbage is the only word which comes to my mind, but again, others may have a different opinion.

gio.usa A hymn to life. A hymn to love. A hymn to poetry. A hymn to beauty. Cyril Collard, in his last lifetime, gave us the real sense of pathos with all facets. An "opera omnia" never sloppy, neither sentimental abused, just real life can be poetic if lived with the gradients of the inner feeling.

maysky When I saw it for the first time on 1st Russian Channel ORT in The Gold Collection I was so impressed I couldn't talk about it. This movie really changed me, changed the way I felt about myself & the world around. Cyril have done really great job to help people understand that there are other colours in this world besides black & white and sometimes people are learning a lot even if hurts to live. I remember 2 interesting quotes: the 1st is from Del Amitri song: "When U driving with your breakes on, when U swimming with your boots on - it's really hard to say U love someone, it's really hard to say U don't." And the 2nd is (somebody wrote once): everything that doesn't kill me - makes me stronger. Unfortunately we can't use it literally in this case. But it's the same situation with all heroes - they die young & became famous. Another thing I'd like to say is: has anyone ever tried to compare Cyril Collard's "Les Nuits Fauves" and Gregg Araki's 'The Living End"? I mean these 2 pictures are quite different but I felt both of it are really personal & chamber. And acting, editing, directing & filming I think has a lot in common. But the end in "Les Nuits Fauves" I like more. And the music is just great. It's not really professional but it makes it more touching. Thank U for reading this comment.

Idefix-7 I should probably take back the word masterpiece since Cyril Collard's directorial debut was actually his only film. The director, writer and main character of the film died just three days before his film swept the Caesars(the Oscar's french counterpart). Collard died of AIDS and brought to life one of the most compelling films surrounding this theme. It is not just people whining because of the departure of the beloved one but a tour de force involving hatred, passion, self destruction, and all those "nice" feelings that accompany a person who knows that he will die sooner than the rest, and culminating in spiritual redemption. This film also portrays one of the finest love triangles on film; the at times sickening at times profoundly erotic and at times inevitably cathartic relationship between Jean and his two lovers is a genius example that love is not "Sleepless in Seattle". Romane Bohringer(probably best known for her character as Verlaine's wife in Total Eclipse) is a must see in her breakthrough performance as a confused and VERY passionate young girl.