Le Herisson (the Hedgehog)

"At times The Hedgehog suggests a Gallic 'Harold and Maude,' with an intellectual gloss as it celebrates the life force passed from an older generation to a younger. But its concept of vitality isn't the popular cliché of kicking up your heels, breathing deeply and gorging on ice cream. It is an aesthete's ideal of pursuing moments of ecstatic perfection in art and companionship."
-- Stephen Holden, NYT
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