Love Without Pity
(1989)
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Love Without Pity
(1989)
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| Hippolyte Girardot | ... |
Hippo
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Mireille Perrier | ... |
Nathalie
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| Yvan Attal | ... |
Halpern
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Jean-Marie Rollin | ... |
Xavier
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Cécile Mazan | ... |
Francine
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Aline Still | ... |
La mère
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Paul Pavel | ... |
Le père
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Anne Kessler | ... |
Adeline
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Patrick Blondel | ... |
J.F.
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Yves Boonen | ... |
Un normalien
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Jean-Luc Porraz | ... |
Un normalien
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Yves Dangerfield | ... |
Un normalien
(as Vincent Vallier)
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Patrick Pineau | ... |
Un joueur de poker
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Pierre Trabut | ... |
Un joueur de poker
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Marc Behin | ... |
Un joueur de poker
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25 years old Hippo doesn't have a job, doesn't study either but lives from the money his younger brother earns with dealing and from occasional Poker winnings -- he's a representative of a disillusioned generation, doesn't care what other people think of him. But of all people he falls in love with the ambitioned student Nathalie and soon finds himself forced to think about taking a job. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
The film shows the relationship between an unemployed young man (Hippolyte Girardot) and a university student (Mireille Perrier). The story is told from the point of view of Hippo, who has chosen not to get a job but to live off the proceeds of his younger brother's drug dealing. Despite this questionable approach to life the director treats him as a sympathetic character and is aided in this by Girardot playing him as a cool individual. This is contrasted with the character of Nathalie who is regarded as working too hard rather than enjoying her youth. The film has the feel of a romantic comedy, although what comedy there is is at the expense of the female characters and any figures of authority that cross the brothers' path. Ivan Attal gives good support as Hippo's best friend. Overall I found it an entertaining 90 minutes not to be taken too seriously.