Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)

The quintessentially French rom-com tragedy Water Drops On Burning Rocks is about a young man named Franz (Malik Zidi) who ditches his fiancé to live with an older man Léopold (Bernard Giraudeau), after Léopold helps Franz get in touch with his sexuality. Franz has a recurring fantasy about having sex with a man, and he gets to live that out in real life with the debonaire Léopold. They move in together, but their relationship becomes fraught over time. Don't get us wrong - the sex is always fantastic, but Franz finds himself walking on eggshells as Léopold's domineering personality and anger issues consume the relationship. Franz ends up reconnecting with his fiancé Anna when Léopold is away on business, and shortly after Léopold gets in touch with his ex, a trans woman named Véra. Léopold has the entire crew wrapped around his finger, with Franz being so in love with Léopold that he kills himself when Léopold ultimately rejects him. This happens after a crazy scene involving all four stars. Naturally a very offbeat gay indie from 2000 needs some explicit man-on-man action, but Water Drops On Burning Rocks doesn't go as far as we had hoped, only teasing Bernard Giraudeau's nude bod during some sex scenes. Malik Zidi loves bulding out in his undies, and even appears on the bed nude with just his hands covering his crotch, but he stops short of going the full monty. We want to see some water drops on burning cocks!