Product Details

• Actors: Hugo Metsers, Hans Dagelet, Bill van Dijk, Albert Mol, Pleuni Touw
• Directors: Paul de Lussanet
• Writers: Paul de Lussanet, Chiem van Houweninge, Gerard Reve
• Format: Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Dutch
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Jef Films
• DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WVZ9AI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,129 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dear Boys (Lieve Jongens)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Starring Hugo Metsers Hans Dagelet and Bill van Dijk. Hugo Metsers stars as Wolfbroer an aging gay writer who becomes more demanding of the young men he has affairs with. They in turn are drawn to one another. What follows is a sequence of erotic and comic sex fantasies. Nothing is sacred in these fantasies which explore Catholic guilt S & M sexual possession and the trauma of romantic love. This film is an unsentimental unrepentant look at a kind of gay love and relationship. Based on the book by controversial Dutch writer Gerard Reve this film is very candid in presenting the cruel selfish behaviors of its principals. Dutch Language With English Subtitles.System Requirements:Running Time: 88 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/GAY & LESBIAN UPC: 018619791776 Manufacturer No: JEF79177DVD

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A rather depressing love story, December 1, 2011

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This review is from: Dear Boys (Lieve Jongens) (DVD)

I normally love European films. and this one was pretty good. Camera work excellent. The story was a bit confusing. The acting was was far above average (or as much as I can tell watching a movie in another language). Not one of the greatest, but if you like a movie that displays a semi realistic situation, you'll like it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Very very bad, March 12, 2011

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octobercountry (the Land of Trees and Heroes) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Boys (Lieve Jongens) (DVD)

I viewed this film "cold," having no idea what to expect---hadn't even read a synopsis of the plot. And when it was over, I found I was just staring at the television screen, thinking "What the heck was THAT all about?"

I'm not kidding, I thought this was terrible. The story is supposedly about an alcoholic, unstable writer and his relationship with two younger men. I say "supposedly," because for all practical purposes there is no plot---these relationships are never explored in any depth at all. What we see is the writer acting like a complete jerk at all times (really, I've seldom seen such an unlikeable character), interspersed with random fantasy sequences that he conjures up (being a writer and all, he has quite an imagination), as he tries to seduce one of the other men. Holy cow, this was awful.

There's plenty of casual nudity, and I'll admit the men are attractive in their own separate ways. But even if that is your thing, this film isn't worth watching for it. Try something else---anything else.

The picture quality of the DVD is abysmal---looks like it was transferred from an old VHS copy, which in turn was taken from a damaged print. (I'm talking about dirt on the film, splices in the print resulting in missing frames, the works.) The only "special feature" is a still gallery---which is just a handful of random frame grabs from the print itself.

Avoid if at all possible.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but it could have been better, November 24, 2008

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S. Strickland "sgssbi" (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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"Dear Boys" was what I expected from the reviews I read prior to purchase but I was disappointed that overall the story line wasn't very cohesive. I was hoping for a film that had the substance of "For Lost Soldier" rather than one that was only a step above soft core.