Not Here to Be Loved
(2005)
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Not Here to Be Loved
(2005)
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Patrick Chesnais | ... |
Jean-Claude
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| Anne Consigny | ... |
Françoise
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Georges Wilson | ... |
Le père de Jean-Claude
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Lionel Abelanski | ... |
Thierry, le fiancé de Françoise
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Cyril Couton | ... |
Le fils de Jean-Claude
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Geneviève Mnich | ... |
La mère de Françoise
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Hélène Alexandridis | ... |
La soeur de Françoise
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Anne Benoît | ... |
La secrétaire
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Olivier Claverie | ... |
Le dragueur cours de tango
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Marie-Sohna Conde | ... |
Rose Diakité
(as Marie-Sonha Condé)
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Isabelle Brochard | ... |
L'aide-soignante
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Stéphan Wojtowicz | ... |
Le médecin
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Pedro Lombardi | ... |
Le professeur de tango
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Pascal Praud | ... |
Journaliste sportif
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Géraldine Rojas | ... |
Danseuse tango spectacle
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The fifty years old Jean-Claude has a boring life, working in a notary office of his own and as court official evicting tenants or seizing properties, or spending the Sundays afternoons in the retirement home with his sour, rude and bitter father. When he has a minor heart problem, his doctor advises him to exercise, and Jean-Claude begins to have tango lessons in a studio in front of his office. He meets the charming forty and something years old Françoise, who is also having classes for her wedding party, and she recalls she was her neighbor in her childhood. They become close and love flourishes between them, changing their lives. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What I loved most about this film is its silence. Usually big love stories are loud, passionate, desperate and over the top. But this film shows that big emotions don't have to be loud and sometimes silence and a little, tender touch between two people can be more intensive than screaming passion.
What I also love about this film that it doesn't only focus on the two protagonists and their love story but also takes care of other characters and their touching stories.
Most of all this is a film about people who are stuck with their lives and desperate to change them but too shy to do so. Thank God they find a helping hand that invites them to tango and together they dance into a brighter future. :)
A wonderful film and a simply beautiful love story. Outstanding performances by the two protagonists as well as the rest of the cast.