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I Love You, I Don't

1976 · 88 min

A raw, tender and uncomfortable study of longing and jealousy, with an erotic charge that lingers.

Overview
The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Serge Gainsbourg
Written by
Serge Gainsbourg
Starring
Joe Dallesandro, Jane Birkin, Hugues Quester, Gérard Depardieu, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Michel Blanc, Raoul Delfosse, Liliane Rovère
Music
Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography
Willy Kurant
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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