A Very Good Boy
2026•12•1h 27m•7.0•Released
Documentary
From his childhood in a modest family in the Pyrénées to his unexpected career as a porn actor in the 1970s, the film traces the life of Claude Loir, who set out to fully embrace life. His homosexuality and curiosity guide him through encounters that lead into the shadowy, liberated circles of a pre-AIDS era, caught between conservatism and sexual freedom. Loves and lovers, flamboyance and fragility… the film offers a striking portrait of a fearless, hedonistic man navigating desire, identity, and society’s constraints.
Director
Sébastien Lifshitz
Languages
French
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Claude Loir
Self
Ghislain Van Hove
Self
Claudine Beccarie
Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Bourdon
Self
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Self (archive footage)
Jean-François Davy
Self (archive footage)
Karine Gambier
Self (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Lahaie
Self (archive footage)
François Léotard
Self (archive footage)
Christine Ockrent
Self (archive footage)
Emmanuelle Parèze
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Pascal
Self (archive footage)
Carmelo Petix
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Schreiner
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
INA
Company
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Company
Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa
Company
Indéfilms 13
Company
The Party Film Sales
Producer
Muriel Meynard
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