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A tense, sexy and uplifting account of brotherly love and independence, Give Me Your Hand charts the trials and tribulations of twin brothers Quentin and Antoine as they hitchhike to Barcelona. Along the way they become embroiled in a variety of sexual encounters with local girls and boys, their identities shifting and morphing, teenage insecurities and carnal lusts both bringing them together and tearing them apart.
Pascal-Alex Vincents first feature film Baby Shark won the Palme dOr Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Inspired by various cult road movies from the 70s, Give Me Your Hand is a wistful debut from one of Frances most promising young directors.
Extras:
- The Making Of Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Director and Cast Interview
- Two Short Films by Pascal Alex Vincent:
- -Baby Shark
- -Final Exams
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Filmmaker Pascal-Alex Vincents brash style is exciting and undeniable --San Francisco Bay Times
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
GIVE ME YOUR HAND (French, with English subtitles) is a poignant exposition of the difficult love between brothers, told through the classic medium of a road journey.
Antoine and Quentin (real-life brothers Alexandre and Victor Carril) are ruggedly-handsome 18-year-old twins, living with their father in a rural French village. One night they set out on foot, headed for Spain, hoping to attend the funeral of the mother they have never met. As twins, Antoine and Quentin are inextricably intertwined, each seeking to differentiate himself from the other, but unable to do so. This manifests in sparse dialogue (their bond is such that words are otiose), contrasted with their constant intimate physicality (particularly in the form of pushing, shoving and fighting).
Having no money, the brothers are forced to hike and hitch rides with numerous strangers; each encounter inevitably brings out a different facet of their way of being in the world, and with each other. Expressions of physical communion with some of the strangers they meet - a girl looking for escape from a dead-end existence, a male farm-labourer, among others - increasingly heighten the tensions between them, culminating in a seemingly insurmountable rift.
GIVE ME YOUR HAND is beautifully filmed, the diversity of the countryside and tumultuous weather forming the background to the development in the twins' relationship. Michel Tournier's Gemini and Gomez-Arcos' Carnivorous Lamb are perhaps literary equivalents of such an intense yet impossible-to-sustain relationship between two brothers; it is superb to see this tortured/torturing passion rendered cinematically. The film is perhaps not for the Hollywood masses, since it rejects the easy temptation of attempting to assign any background, explanations or motives to the characters.
A taut, classic tale amid the raw beauty of the landscape, sustained by compelling performances. A most impressive work from director Pascal-Alex Vincent. Highly recommended for those who appreciate independent cinema or nuanced character studies.
Antoine and Quentin (real-life brothers Alexandre and Victor Carril) are ruggedly-handsome 18-year-old twins, living with their father in a rural French village. One night they set out on foot, headed for Spain, hoping to attend the funeral of the mother they have never met. As twins, Antoine and Quentin are inextricably intertwined, each seeking to differentiate himself from the other, but unable to do so. This manifests in sparse dialogue (their bond is such that words are otiose), contrasted with their constant intimate physicality (particularly in the form of pushing, shoving and fighting).
Having no money, the brothers are forced to hike and hitch rides with numerous strangers; each encounter inevitably brings out a different facet of their way of being in the world, and with each other. Expressions of physical communion with some of the strangers they meet - a girl looking for escape from a dead-end existence, a male farm-labourer, among others - increasingly heighten the tensions between them, culminating in a seemingly insurmountable rift.
GIVE ME YOUR HAND is beautifully filmed, the diversity of the countryside and tumultuous weather forming the background to the development in the twins' relationship. Michel Tournier's Gemini and Gomez-Arcos' Carnivorous Lamb are perhaps literary equivalents of such an intense yet impossible-to-sustain relationship between two brothers; it is superb to see this tortured/torturing passion rendered cinematically. The film is perhaps not for the Hollywood masses, since it rejects the easy temptation of attempting to assign any background, explanations or motives to the characters.
A taut, classic tale amid the raw beauty of the landscape, sustained by compelling performances. A most impressive work from director Pascal-Alex Vincent. Highly recommended for those who appreciate independent cinema or nuanced character studies.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I always favour visual storytelling over expositional dialogue... A so rarely do films come along that succesfully portrays real life without the use of dialogue. Give Me Your Hand is one of these films, perhaps because of the stars of the film are identical twins Victor and Alexandre Carril so innately know how to communicate and have a real back story together to pull ideas from.
Director Pascal-alex Vincent has done an amazing job at working with the twins, and the film raises some very interesting questions.
All in all, I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys more poetic films, think Gus Van Sant, Larry Clark etc. At it's core it's about family, and what makes us different to our siblings and parents - something that concerns us all.
Director Pascal-alex Vincent has done an amazing job at working with the twins, and the film raises some very interesting questions.
All in all, I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys more poetic films, think Gus Van Sant, Larry Clark etc. At it's core it's about family, and what makes us different to our siblings and parents - something that concerns us all.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Antoine and Quentin (Alexandre and Victor Carril) have an amorphous relationship which seems to go from one extreme to another, and yet they are intrinsically linked. From open aggression, hostility and violence, they move to genuine intimacy and affection, and as twins seem to know each other's thoughts without the need for verbalisation. This within itself is remarkably portrayed by the French Director (Pascal-Alex Vincent) who seems to traverse the need for scripting, and relies almost exclusively on the natural dynamism that exists between the twins themselves.
True to French cinema the story is dynamic, morphing from casual commentary to a more intense social observation on relationships, sexuality and the fluidity of youth. The movie starts with an interesting twist, in that the brothers despite being twins seem to have a different relationship with their father. One works with him in the family bakery, whilst the other exists on the periphery. It is he who precipitates their escape, and without much thought both brothers make a hasty, unplanned escape. Their purpose is simple in that they wish to attend their mother's funeral in Spain. Ironically they know nothing of her, and have never had a relationship with her or their father. Nothing much is said of this family dynamic, but enough is made of its dysfunctional and fragmented nature, as well as its impact. Perhaps it is for this reason that the brothers find comfort and identity within each other, despite obvious differences and the need to assert one's self in the world.
Without much money, the brothers are forced to rely on fate, which in turn is both cruel and graceful. Sex seems to be functional, and normative morality (as expressed within American culture) seems to be absent from these intimate interactions. Yet one brother finds himself feeling more than just lustful frivolity, when allowing himself a brief intimacy with another young man. This poignant expression of both rebellion and curiosity, makes for a powerful interlude within the broader story. It entices and frees the young man, opening him to something he has never really experienced. The intimacy and affection he feels however, is overpowered by the enormous influence of his brother.
This is a visually powerful movie, both in its imagery and its expression. Similarly, it is a powerful expression of brotherly love, often without dialogue or expressed intention. Yet it is also passionate, evolving and with some emotional jarring.
Well worth a moment of your life.
True to French cinema the story is dynamic, morphing from casual commentary to a more intense social observation on relationships, sexuality and the fluidity of youth. The movie starts with an interesting twist, in that the brothers despite being twins seem to have a different relationship with their father. One works with him in the family bakery, whilst the other exists on the periphery. It is he who precipitates their escape, and without much thought both brothers make a hasty, unplanned escape. Their purpose is simple in that they wish to attend their mother's funeral in Spain. Ironically they know nothing of her, and have never had a relationship with her or their father. Nothing much is said of this family dynamic, but enough is made of its dysfunctional and fragmented nature, as well as its impact. Perhaps it is for this reason that the brothers find comfort and identity within each other, despite obvious differences and the need to assert one's self in the world.
Without much money, the brothers are forced to rely on fate, which in turn is both cruel and graceful. Sex seems to be functional, and normative morality (as expressed within American culture) seems to be absent from these intimate interactions. Yet one brother finds himself feeling more than just lustful frivolity, when allowing himself a brief intimacy with another young man. This poignant expression of both rebellion and curiosity, makes for a powerful interlude within the broader story. It entices and frees the young man, opening him to something he has never really experienced. The intimacy and affection he feels however, is overpowered by the enormous influence of his brother.
This is a visually powerful movie, both in its imagery and its expression. Similarly, it is a powerful expression of brotherly love, often without dialogue or expressed intention. Yet it is also passionate, evolving and with some emotional jarring.
Well worth a moment of your life.
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Poignant, poetic and confusing
The Contrivance
A pair of 18 year old twins hitchhike to their mother's funeral in Spain - that's the extent of the plot. Read more
A pair of 18 year old twins hitchhike to their mother's funeral in Spain - that's the extent of the plot. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tasmanian Devil
Give Me 80 minutes of my life back!
I fail to see how this film has attracted so much positive comment. The screenplay, such as it is, would probably barely cover 2 pages. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Brolyn
Give Me Your Hand.
I brought the film as I liked the cover.
It's a little, slow, with not much
dialouge.
It's the kind of film you would be
better off renting.
It's a little, slow, with not much
dialouge.
It's the kind of film you would be
better off renting.
Published 18 months ago by Al
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!
a slight twise on the road movie genre but a good twist and with identical twins, HOT!
seriously I found the film infectiously charming, took me a while to work out who's who... Read more
seriously I found the film infectiously charming, took me a while to work out who's who... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jack Templeton
BEAUTIFUL, STRONG & POETIC
This feels like a road movie, about 2 brothers travelling from France into Spain to their mother's funeral. On their journey they meet some wonderful and unsavory characters. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Henry Fields
Two Thumbs Up!
Give Me Your Hand's premise is rather simple: two really attractive twin brothers decide to walk to their mother's funeral in Spain from France. Read more
Published 21 months ago by A.S.
Give me your hand
The positive side of the movie is by far the art work and camera work, the scenery beautiful. On the down side to me was the story line, in it's own right different but lack the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Lodewyk
It's 'back to the drawing board' for Pascal-Alex Vincent
As far as I'm concerned, director Pascal-Alex Vincent should get his act together and put more effort into character development, dialogues and handling of plots. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Bart
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