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Actors: Manuel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Philippe Noiret, Hélène Vincent
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about J'embrasse Pas |
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J'EMBRASSE PAS (a.k.a. I don't Kiss) is a French movie co-written and directed by André Téchiné in 1991. This film earned three nominations for the French Academy awards but only Manuel Blanc won the award in the "Most Promising Actor" actor.
Pierre, 18 years old, leaves his hometown in order to come to Paris and become an actor. But he is not talented at all and soon loses his his job as a dish washer in an hospital. A gay TV producer (Noiret) wants to help him as well as Evelyne, a fifty years old woman with whom Pierre spends a few nights. But the young man doesn't want to rely on anyone and starts to prostitute himself at night. One day, he meets Ingrid (E. Béart), a prostitute working for Christophe Bernard. The pimp doesn't appreciate the love affair that has started between Pierre and Ingrid. The young girl is molested and Pierre is violently raped by Bernard. The young man decides then to enlist in the foreign legion.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of J'embrasse Pas |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
- Two guys MAKING OUT (squish squish!)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Spain
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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