J'EMBRASSE PAS

I Don't Kiss

France/Italy
1991
116 minutes

A young provincial comes to Paris with aspirations to be an actor but life teaches him a number of hard lessons. Powerful coming-of-age tale with some quite dark undertones.

Starring Philippe Noiret, Emmanuelle Béart, Manuel Blanc, Hélène Vincent; with Ivan Desny.
Directed by André Téchiné; produced by Maurice Bernart, Jacques-Éric Strauss, Jean Labadie; screenplay by Mr. Téchiné, Jacques Nolot and Michel Grisolia, with the collaboration of Isabelle Coudrier-Kleist, from a story by Mr. Nolot; music by Philippe Sarde; director of photography (Éclair, widescreen), Thierry Arbogast; production designer, Vincent Mateu-Ferrer; costume designer, Claire Fraisse; film editors, Claudine Merlin, Édith Vassard.
A Maurice Bernart—Jacques-Éric Strauss—Jean Labadie presentation of a Président Films/Bac Films/Salomé/Ciné Cinq/Gruppo Bema co-production, with the participation of Canal Plus, Centre National de la Cinématographie. (World sales, Studiocanal.)
Screened: DVD, Lisbon, October 27th 2010.

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