A Very Good Boy

A Very Good Boy — Plot

From his childhood in a modest family in the Pyrénées to his unexpected career as a porn actor in the 1970s, the film traces the life of Claude Loir, who set out to fully embrace life. His homosexuality and curiosity guide him through encounters that lead into the shadowy, liberated circles of a pre-AIDS era, caught between conservatism and sexual freedom. Loves and lovers, flamboyance and fragility… the film offers a striking portrait of a fearless, hedonistic man navigating desire, identity, and society’s constraints.

• Release date
• January 5, 2026
• Runtime
• 87 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Sébastien Lifshitz

A Very Good Boy — Cast

Claude Loir Self Ghislain Van Hove Self Claudine Beccarie Self (archive footage) Sylvia Bourdon Self Jean-Christophe Bouvet Self (archive footage) Jean-François Davy Self (archive footage) Karine Gambier Self (archive footage) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Self (archive footage)