32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two hours of male beauty, February 21, 2005
This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Making of 2004 Calendar (DVD)
This documentary was shot while photographer Francois Rousseau was photographing 46 beautiful nude young athletic Frenchmen for a 2004 calendar. The calendar sold 1 million copies.
The documentary is all in French and is not subtitled. It is filmed in black and white, which actually heightens the contracts between light and dark and shows the male body in the most flattering light.
The documentary focuses on the models rather than the photograhpers and support staff. I guess this is the whole point, but while watching it you wonder what the make-up artists, the hairdressers, the lighting technicians were thinking. Some of the young men were obviously heterosexual whereas a few shots had homoerotic tension during the photography, but not overt sexual play takes place. The most interesting thing to me was how relaxed these nude men were around 6 or 8 photography staff.
This 140 minute DVD is a tribute to young male athletic beauty. That is all you get, nothing more.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfection, August 9, 2005
This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Making of 2004 Calendar (DVD)
This DVD is obviously homoerotic, tasteful, artistic, and reveals the comfort level these men have regarding their sexuality and nudity. This comes recommended for anyone who is interested in the perfection of the male form.
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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Many Buns. Not Enough Franks., January 9, 2006
This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Making of 2004 Calendar (DVD)
Yes, all these men are beautiful, but unless you're happy with torsos & butts with maybe 3 (yes 3!) "Full Monty" shots (that you'll need to pause to really see) you may be disappointed. That's full frontal shots of 3 models TOTAL not 48! 95% of the time there's a hand, sock, knee, table, another model, etc. blocking the view.
The videographer seemed somewhat intent on showing us the good stuff and the editor seemed determined that (at the last second) he wouldn't, over and over again, then BAMM! a fattie shows up. It would be a bit of an exaggeration to call these the "Swinging Bratwurst" shots, but still they were nice.
The models often seemed uncomfortable with their nudity. Maybe it was having the video camera constantly leering about. Some of the poses are very provocative. I can't imagine the NFL putting out something like this.
The 2005 version is nicer, in color, but has maybe 4 shots where they escargot all the way (full-frontal). The 2006 version is apparently even more disappointing than either 2004 or 2005. If you find Greenwood/Cooper films dull (and really, who doesn't), you may wish to think twice about this purchase.
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