In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. For one thing, Al is appallingly dependent on Elsa for his every emotional need. For another, Elsa is an incredibly elusive person, extremely difficult to pin down about anything -...
Kingdom of France, late thirteenth century. The Templar Foulques, back from the crusade, is given the task of escorting Theobald, a sodomite knight, to the city where he must be judged and punished. Accompanied by three mercenaries, the heretic and the soldier of God are engaged in an arid and...
