Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble (1972)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Maurice Pialat

Scénaristes:

Tito Carpi (dialogue adaptation: Italian version)
Maurice Pialat (novel)

Date de sortie:

7 septembre 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Drame

Plot Keywords:

Autobiography | Reconciliation | Extramarital Affair | Based On Novel

Récompenses:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

The long break-up

Ensemble

Marlène Jobert	...	Catherine
Jean Yanne	...	Jean
Christine Fabréga	...	Mère de Catherine
Patricia Pierangeli	...	Annie
Jacques Galland	...	Père de Catherine
Maurice Risch	...	Michel
Harry-Max	...	Père de Jean
Muse Dalbray	...	La grand-mère de Catherine
Macha Méril	...	Françoise

Autre(s) titre(s):

Break-Up
L'amante giovane (Italy)
We Won't Grow Old Together (USA)

Durée:

France:110 min | Italy:106 min | West Germany:115 min

Pays:

France | Italy

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Netherlands:12 (2009) (DVD) | Finland:S | Spain:18

Société:

Empire Films

Connexions:

Références Psycho (1960)

Bande son:

Die Schöpfung - Oratorio, HobXXI/2

The long break-up

Jean has been married to Francoise for a long time; he has also been Catherine's lover for six years. He goes to the Camargue region to shoot a film, and brings Catherine with him. His behavior is so callous and violent that she takes refuge at her grandmother's house. They reconcile, break up again, then... It's an autobiographical story by a master filmmaker that won the Best Performance award for Jean Yanne at the Cannes Festival.

Jean's problem is that the more he tries to keep Catherine under his control--by wearing her down, making her doubt her own skills, telling her she's vulgar and stupid--the more he doubts that he really has her under his thumb. He thinks he's left wing, a progressive, one of the good guys, but he's just another anxious macho man. Her matrimonial prospects are better than his, but he just can't figure that out.

Jean Yanne turns in a great performance as a touching boor; he's matched by Marlene Jobert as the girlfriend who finally learns to stand up for herself. Christine Fabrega and Jacques Galland as her parents are excellent--they display more grace under pressure than most of us have to in our lifetimes. Macha Meril as the long-suffering wife of Jean does not have many scenes, but is superb. She is romantic and warm-hearted, she doesn't approve of her husband's callous treatment of his mistress, but will stand by him.