Je vais te manquer (2009) Directed by Amanda Sthers
Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: You'll Miss Me
Film Review
Writer Amanda Sthers makes her directorial debut with this all-too
mechanical choral piece which, despite its stellar cast, singularly
fails to make much of an impression. Stars of the calibre of
Carole Bouquet and Pierre Arditi cannot disguise the fact that the film
is nothing more than the most appalling accumulation of tired
clichés, marinated in a slightly sick-making saccharine
sauce. There are a few touching moments (notably some of the
scenes with Michael Lonsdale), but these are pretty well lost amidst
all the tedious platitudes and hopeless attempts at humour. After
the totally amateurish scene in which an airport security officer
reveals himself to be a comical Nazi the film loses all credibility and
is excruciating to sit through. Je
vais te manquer is definitely not a film anyone is ever likely
to miss.
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Film Synopsis
A young girl intends to find a princess for her father, a recently
divorced young man. A schoolteacher decides to give up her job
and start a new life in Quebec. Knowing that she has an incurable
disease, Julia sets out on her last voyage. Marcel, a jaded
writer who is obsessed with his book sales, wallows in solitude.
Max, an aged psychiatrist, finally manages to make contact with his one
true love, many years after they parted. At a busy airport, the
paths of these people will cross, with unexpected consequences...
Cast:Carole Bouquet (Julia),
Pierre Arditi (Marcel Hanri),
Anne Marivin (Lila),
Patrick Mille (Olivier),
Fred Testot (Pierrot),
Monique Chaumette (Fanny),
Michael Lonsdale (Max),
Mélanie Page (Alexandra),
Ariane Seguillon (Charlotte),
Mélanie Thierry (Ornella),
Cécile Cassel (Anna),
Karine Silla (Jeanne),
Yves Jacques (André, le coiffeur),
Alexandra London (Maria),
Hyacinthe Imayanga (Paulin),
Adrien Jolivet (Agent),
Clara Barbosa (Flore),
Emmanuelle Bougerol (La dame-pipi),
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié (Jeune homme avion),
Booder (Policier)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 100 min
Aka:You'll Miss Me ;
You Will Miss Me
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