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All writer/directors must tell their coming of age story.

My Golden Days (2016)

is one of the latest,

Arnaud Desplechin tells a great tale of a young man's obsession with a girl named Esther.

At one level it is a conventional story telling. But in the hands of Desplechin this film has a style that is irresistible to me.

Thanks to its young cast who are more an ensemble than individual stars there is great appeal here.

The inevitable sex is beautiful to watch.

I would not mind seeing this again sometime.

What a contrast with American films on the same theme (which would be about half of them?)

A NYTimes Critics' Pick.

Labels: films