La Folie douce (1994)

A tight-knit group of French friends explores their deepest-seated desires in the titillating French erotic comedy La Folie douce (1994). Set at the fictional Beaver High and distributed internationally as Loose Screws, it should be obvious that the film’s sensibilities are located squarely in the gutter. Vaguely reminiscent of a French version of Dazed and Confused (1993), Frédéric Jardin’s ensemble piece follows male and female friends as they fumble their way in and out of each other’s beds, laughing and crying all the way. Géraldine Pailhas is the only actress who doesn’t slam the bedroom door behind her, allowing viewers to observe while her boy toy gives her a hard going-over.