With the advent of smartphones and social media, the demonstration of first love excitement has changed dramatically in recent decades. The first kiss is no longer a rite of passage, but is gradually replaced by foreplay: caresses, touching, fellatio, cunnilingus… All these gestures of affection and seduction shape the codes of a "new love order" of the 21st century, shaping societal norms as we know them. By giving voice to the "real experts" concerned with the issue – teenagers and young people aged 12 to 23 – this tender documentary offers us a realistic portrait of today’s sexualities, opening up discussions about respectful relationships. To preserve the teens' anonymity Director Julie Talon chose to let only their voices be heard, often broken by emotion. For this unrestrained speech touches on practices that are part of an initiation rite experienced in a context of constraint and violence unsuspected by adults.
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In 2000, Julie Talon made the film "Baiser certain", about the first kiss as a rite of passage. What has changed in the last 20 years?
With the advent of smartphones and social media, the demonstration of first love excitement has changed dramatically in recent decades. The first kiss is no longer a rite of passage, but is gradually replaced by foreplay: caresses, touching, fellatio, cunnilingus… All these gestures of affection and seduction shape the codes of a "new love order" of the 21st century, shaping societal norms as we know them.
By giving voice to the "real experts" concerned with the issue – teenagers and young people aged 12 to 23 – this tender documentary offers us a realistic portrait of today’s sexualities, opening up discussions about respectful relationships.
To preserve the teens' anonymity Director Julie Talon chose to let only their voices be heard, often broken by emotion. For this unrestrained speech touches on practices that are part of an initiation rite experienced in a context of constraint and violence unsuspected by adults.