Karl Forest opens up to the camera with natural spontaneity. His days are all about sports and pleasure. When it comes to indulging in carnal pleasures, there's not much room for compromise: even if he's fickle by his own admission, he loves boys and well-built men more than anything. The film takes us back to the free-spirited Paris of the 1970s. We are quickly hit with pangs of sympathy for this slightly vain man, a sex fiend with a somewhat candid look in his eyes, ready to sacrifice his body to try and live the good life in the capital. On the one hand, the hunt for money, and on the other, the pursuit of pleasure. As a dotted-line portrait of a gay icon and of the fantasy of the handsome sportsman, Le beau mec showcases a likeable personality while at the same time exuding the sweet scent of indifference.
