Beware of My Love (1998) Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (original title)

Director:

Jeanne Labrune

Writer:

Jeanne Labrune (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 1998 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Muriel, a writer nearing 50 whose older lover won't live with her in Paris, meets a man on a train - Samuel...

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Arab | Writer | Train | Sex

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Nathalie Baye	...	Muriel
Daniel Duval	...	Samuel
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Voyageur de commerce
Peter Bonke	...	Philippe (voice)
Philippe Khorsand	...	Gamal
Hubert Saint-Macary	...	Nicolas
Elisabeth Commelin	...	Catherine
Michel Danieli	...	Edouard / Salomon
Saïda Bekkouche	...	Khedidja
Philippe Cariou	...	Policier
Vincent Nemeth	...	Garçon restaurant
Sylvie Granotier	...	Éliane
Sabry Tei	...	Isham
Kristina	...	Danseuse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ahmed Belbachir	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Jeanne Labrune

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeanne Labrune		writer

Produced by
Philippe Liégeois	....	producer
Jean-Michel Rey	....	producer

Cinematography by
André Neau

Film Editing by
Guy Lecorne

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon

Production Design by
Emile Ghigo

Set Decoration by
Frédéric Karali

Costume Design by
Anne Schotte

Makeup Department
Françoise Andrejka	....	key makeup artist
Dominique Colladant	....	special makeup effects artist
Franck Mignelli	....	special makeup effects artist
Jane Milon	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Ève Albertini	....	production secretary
Eric Grandjean	....	unit manager
Marie Madec	....	unit manager
Pierre Wallon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Étienne Albrecht	....	first assistant director
Matteo Capelli	....	assistant director
Fabienne Chauveau	....	first assistant director
Philippe Locquet	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jean-François Corneille	....	set dresser
Pierre Dequivre	....	construction coordinator
Alain Frentzel	....	painter
Sévérine Guilbaud	....	art department assistant
Servanne Le Jamtel	....	property master

Sound Department
Pierre Choukroun	....	sound editor
Eric Devulder	....	sound
Philippe Donnefort	....	sound assistant
Dominique Levert	....	sound
Stephane Lioret	....	boom operator
Stephane Lioret	....	sound assistant
Anne-Marguerite Monory	....	assistant sound editor
Philippe Penot	....	foley artist
Williams Schmit	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Tisserand	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Michel Carliez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	first assistant camera
Eric Caro	....	still photographer
Franck Coffinet	....	second assistant camera
Roger Dorieux	....	camera operator
Léo Mac Dougall	....	first assistant camera
Pascal Moal	....	electrician
René Pequignot	....	key grip
Christian Thurot	....	grip
René Vasseur	....	grip
Bernard Wuthrich	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Stéphane Touitou	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leila Adjir	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Anja Lüdcke	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Anne-Marie Garcia	....	script supervisor
Philippe Rey	....	administrator of production

Production Companies

• Art-Light Productions
• Canal+
• Rézo Films

Distributors

• Rézo Films
• Synkronized (2007) (USA) (video)

Also Known As:

"Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi" - France (original title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

France:-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Art-Light Productions

Soundtrack:

Symphonie n°5 adagietto

Passion and jealousy in sophisticated Paris

An intense film about a difficult and volatile relationship set in a district of Paris. Muriel (Nathalie Baye) meets Samuel (Daniel Duval) on the train, he says he would like to spend the night with her. Later he tracks her down and in spite of herself, Muriel enters into a relationship with Daniel, which is the subject of the film. Samuel proves to be a proud passionate and insanely jealous man. Muriel is a successful film editor who lives alone but involved in a relationship that is coming to an end. Why should she entertain Samuel with his male machismo, his temper, his rough sex and his possesiveness, well the film succeeds in making us believe that she would. Nathalie Baye and Daniel Duval really rub sparks together, whether they are fighting making love or eating out in public. They are on screen nearly all the time and the intensity of their relationship is echoed by the films concentration on them.

The film explores other issues as well. Samuels ethnic background (probably North African) and his attitudes to women, Nathalie and the Successful Sophisticated Parisians in Nathalies circle. Two worlds collide indeed. This film is well worth seeing if at times a little uncomfortable. Brilliantly acted particularly by Duvall who has the difficult task of making his character sympathetic and succeeds.