I Love You, I Don't (1976)
"Je t'aime moi non plus" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Serge Gainsbourg

Writer:

Serge Gainsbourg

Stars:

Jane Birkin, Joe Dallesandro, Hugues Quester

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Birkin	...	Johnny
Joe Dallesandro	...	Krassky
Hugues Quester	...	Padovan
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Boris (as René Kolldehoff)
Gérard Depardieu	...	Le paysan au cheval
Jimmy Davis	...	Moïse (as Jimmy 'Lover Man' Davis)
Maïté Nahyr	...	La prostituée
Liliane Rovère	...	Le cliente du motel
Gillian Gill	...	Une strip-teaseuse
Josiane Lévêque	...	Une strip-teaseuse
Doris Thomas	...	Une strip-teaseuse
Raoul Delfosse	...	Le patron du motel
Michel Blanc	...	Un ouvrier
Alain David	...	Un ouvrier
Claudia Butenuth

Storyline

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. Maybe because of her boyish looks, Krassky likes her too. Both don't notice the growing jealousy of Krassky's boyfriend Padovan - until an escalation.

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Plot Keywords:

truck | gay | garbage | female masturbation | homosexual | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 March 1976 (France)

Also Known As:

I Love You, I Don't

Company Credits

Production Co:

Président Films, Renn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was rejected for UK cinema in 1976 by the BBFC. It was eventually passed fully uncut for video in 1993.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Krassky: [used to describe Boris] Piece of shit!

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Soundtracks

"Je t'aime,moi non plus"
by Serge Gainsbourg

User Reviews

A disappointing waste of time and talent

We had hoped that Serge Gainsbourg's most well-known film would demonstrate his interesting - if a bit twisted - perspective and style. Unfortunately, by the time "Je t'aime moi non plus" was made, Serge had become an "old fart", to borrow a recurring line from the movie. Instead of the inventive, hip Serge of the 'sixties, pulling musical influences from around the globe and spicing them up with naughty references, he had become the jaded fatalist, using shock value out of habit rather than effect. It would also appear that he had been a bit too influenced by Godard's "Weekend" for his own good. Long tracking shots of the protagonist's truck passing aimlessly through a barren landscape littered with wrecked cars are employed at least four times. What this film and its actors really needed were a plot and some actual dialogue. Birkin, Dallesandro and the rest of the cast do credible jobs with what they've been given to work with, but their doomed love triangle is bog-standard 1950s melodrama, with a gay twist. Absolutely wasted here is Gerard Depardieu, who turns in an awkward and unconvincing cameo as a homosexual beastialist. Thankfully, Gainsbourg still had talent in him as a composer, and the film benefits from his soundtrack. I suspect he was not encouraged to attempt more directorial efforts, as after "Je t'aime..." he only did vanity films.