Man of Desire
1971, French. Directed by Dominique Delouche.
A man reevaluates his life. Étienne, a married writer, gives a lift to a young hitchhiker called Rudy who is mixed up with a gang of thugs. Étienne takes a liking to Rudy and brings him home, where a strong homoerotic attraction soon develops between them. Étienne also tries to extricate Rudy from his dangerous life in the streets, and seems ready to go to any lengths to achieve this goal..
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 17 March 1971
- Original title
- L'Homme de désir
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Dominique Delouche
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Man of Desire runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Man of Desire isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 March 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Man of Desire, try Naked as We Came, A Month in the Country, Savage Nights.
Who directed Man of Desire?
Man of Desire (1971) was directed by Dominique Delouche and stars Emmanuelle Riva, François Timmerman, Eric Laborey.