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
• Producers: Matthijs van Heijningen
• Format: Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Dutch
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Jef Films
• DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WVZ9AI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,902 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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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 a

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Growing Up Dutch and Gay, February 15, 2008

By	Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

"Dear Boys"

Growing Up Dutch and Gay

Amos Lassen

Finally available on DVD is one of the first gay themed movies that I saw many years ago. "Dear Boys" is a Dutch film made in 1980. It deals with two young boys; it is a very liberal look at handsome young men who discover their sexuality in the mind of a middle aged writer. Wolf is a successful author but he is plagued with self doubt as well as writer's block. He is afraid that as he ages, he will no longer be able to attract the kind of young men he is attracted to. In actuality the movie is about how to deal with the world when being a homosexual was considered to be an abnormality.
Wolf (Hugo Metsers) becomes more and more demanding about the young men he desires but they are more attracted to each other than to him. The movie reverts to a series of fantasies that deal with some of the problems that we were dealing with in the 80's. Director Paul de Lussanet looks at religious guilt, sado/masochism, guilt and romantic love and then gives us a look at the issues in unrepentant and nonsentimental ways. It is an interesting film but dated and must be looked at as a witness to the way that things were. A sometimes funny and other times extremely serious movie, it was once considered to be extremely erotic and candid. It seems mild by the standards of today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dear Boys (Lieve Jongens) (Dutch, Subtitled in English) - DVD (1980), February 7, 2008

By	Reinaldo Quiros "Rey" (Guayanilla, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

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Outrageously graphic even by liberal Dutch standards, this homoerotic tale explores the relationships of an aging writer and his young male lovers. Extensive nudity and mature sexual situations.

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

By	S. Strickland "sgssbi" (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"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.