Why Not Me? (French: Pourquoi pas moi?)(Spanish: ¿Entiendes?) is a 1999 French-Spanish comedy film written and directed by Stéphane Giusti. The film stars Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, and Alexandra London.
| Why Not Me? | |
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| French | Pourquoi pas moi? |
| Directed by | Stéphane Giusti |
| Written by | Stéphane Giusti |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Antoine Roch |
| Edited by | Catherine Schwartz |
Production company | Elzévir Films |
| Distributed by | Cinema Mondo |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 mins. |
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| Language | French |
Plot
editIn Barcelona, Camille, Eva, Ariane and their friend Nico are out as lesbian and gay to almost everyone, and they decide that the time has come to tell all their parents about their sexual orientation. To make it possible, Camille's liberal mother hosts a party at her home with the unsuspecting parents invited.[2]
Cast
edit- Amira Casar as Camille
- Julie Gayet as Eva
- Bruno Putzulu as Nico
- Alexandra London as Ariane
- Carmen Chaplin as Lili
- Johnny Hallyday as José
- Marie-France Pisier as Irene
- Brigitte Roüan as Josepha
- Assumpta Serna as Diane
- Elli Medeiros as Malou
- Vittoria Scognamiglio as Sara
- Jean-Claude Dauphin as Alain
- Joan Crosas as Tony
- Montse Mostaza as Tina
- Marta Gil as Clara
- Cedric Dupuy as Frenchie
Accolades
editWhy Not Me? won the Best Lesbian Feature at the 1999 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, followed by the Audience Award and the Jury Award for Best Fiction Feature at the 2000 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Eurimages supports 21 European co-productions". Eurimages. 1 April 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Smith, Paul Julian (December 2000). "Pourquoi pas moi?". Sight and Sound. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Ince, Kate (2002). "'Queering the Family? Fantasy and the Performance of Sexuality and Gay Relations in French Cinema 1995-2000" (PDF). Studies in French Cinema. 2 (2). University of Birmingham: 94. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
edit- Pourquoi pas moi? at Elzévir Films (in French)
- Pourquoi pas moi? at IMDb
- Pourquoi pas moi? at British Film Institute
- Pourquoi pas moi? at Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (in French)
- Pourquoi pas moi? at Ciné-Ressources (in French)
- ¿Entiendes? (Pourquoi pas moi?) at Filmax (in Spanish)
- Why Not Me? at AllMovie
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