You don't have to love me
| Movie | |
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| German title | You don't have to love me |
| Original title | Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stéphane Brizé |
| script | Stéphane Brizé, Juliette Sales |
| production |
Milena Poylo , Gilles Sacuto |
| music |
Eduardo Makaroff , Christoph H. Müller |
| camera | Claude Garnier |
| cut | Anne Klotz |
| occupation | |
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You don't have to love me (original title: Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé ) is a French tragicomedy by Stéphane Brizé from 2005.
action
Jean-Claude Delsart, divorced, works as a bailiff with his son Jean-Yves. Jean-Claude's everyday life is shaped by professional routine. From time to time he observes the people in the dance school across the street from his office . On weekends he visits his father in the old people's home. However, these visits are weighed down by his father's stubborn manner, who harasses the nursing staff and continually reproaches his son, even though he is the only one who is still in contact with him. When going to the doctor, Jean-Claude is advised to exercise more. Jean-Claude would like to play tennis like he did in his youth. His doctor advises against this, however, so he opts for a tango course in the nearby dance school.
There he met Françoise Rubion, who was around 20 years his junior. She attends the course to prepare for her wedding with the high school teacher Thierry. He uses a sabbatical year to write a book, but does not find time to accompany Françoise to the dance lesson. Therefore, Jean-Claude dances with Françoise, both meet outside of the dance school, although Francoise does not tell him that she wants to get married soon. Jean-Claude begins to flourish through the acquaintance of Françoise. He talks to his father about his childhood, including the whereabouts of his tennis trophies . His father explains to Jean-Claude that he threw away all of the trophies. Françoise began to have doubts about her relationship with Thierry, and she felt more and more drawn to Jean-Claude.
When Jean-Claude learns of the marriage plan from a disapproving dance student, he is hurt. He no longer attends the dance class. After another argument in the old people's home, he also breaks off contact with his father. Jean-Claude advises his son to change his job, as he senses that he would rather work as a gardener.
Some time later he learns of his father's death and while clearing his room he discovers his tennis trophies. The film ends with Jean-Claude attending dance school again and dancing a tango with Françoise.
Reviews
“The tragic comedy, starring and staged grandiose in the leading roles, focuses entirely on the characters and their sometimes perplexed faces. A cheerful, melancholy finger exercise in terms of speechlessness and inability to communicate, which is also convincing due to the precisely written and played supporting roles "
“Seldom has a film been so exciting about a boredom. Patrick Chesnais fills the lifeless-looking main character with an enormous amount of authenticity. Here, more is expressed with looks and small gestures than in other films with a thousand words. Feature film debutant Stéphane Brizé did not make a perfect film (many scenes still have to be sanded), but an extremely interesting one with strong facial expressions and symbolism. "
Awards (selection)
The film was nominated in the category Best Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2005. Patrick Chesnais received a nomination for the 2006 César and the 2006 European Film Prize .
Web links
- You do not have to love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ You don't have to love me. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 8, 2019 .
- ↑ You don't have to love me on prisma.de