Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)

Friends of a recently deceased minor painter Jean-Baptiste take a train in Paris for Limoges, where he wished to be buried, and all the people on the train have their problems.

Director:

Patrice Chéreau

Writers:

Danièle Thompson (scenario), Patrice Chéreau (scenario)

Stars:

Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling

6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pascal Greggory	...	François
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	Claire (as Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi)
Charles Berling	...	Jean-Marie
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
Bruno Todeschini	...	Louis
Sylvain Jacques	...	Bruno
Vincent Perez	...	Viviane
Roschdy Zem	...	Thierry
Dominique Blanc	...	Catherine
Delphine Schiltz	...	Elodie
Nathan Kogen	...	Sami (as Nathan Cogan)
Marie Daëms	...	Lucie
Chantal Neuwirth	...	Geneviève
Thierry de Peretti	...	Dominique
Olivier Gourmet	...	Bernard

Storyline

Friends of a recently deceased minor painter Jean-Baptiste take a train in Paris for Limoges, where he wished to be buried, and all the people on the train have their problems.

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Plot Keywords:

watching tv | gay love triangle | gay painter | dialogue driven | same actor playing twin role | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene where Claire and Viviane are sitting at the table discussing Viviane's name, Claire's hands alternate between touching her face and resting on the table repeatedly between shots.

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Crazy Credits

The credit scroll reverses direction for the soundtrack section, temporarily scrolling down instead of up.

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Connections

Features A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

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Soundtracks

Western Eyes
Written by Beth Gibbons
Performed by Portishead

User Reviews

The Greatest Gay Film Ever Made

I saw it three times in a theater, and on DVD far too many times to count. I can't recall a film that has touched me so deeply. Maybe it's the way it encapsulated every funeral I've been to over the past ten years (and believe me, there have been a lot of them.) Maybe it's the way it reflected gay life as I've known it -- which is not one in which the imitation-straight couple rules (as in that pathetic HRC March on Washington), but rather consists of a complex network of friends and lovers. Just as Chereau's "L'Homme Blesse" captured coming out as I experienced it, so does this film deal with middle-age, loss, and regret. Part of what makes it so exceptional is that Chereau refuses to privilege straights in the narrative. For once THEY are the ones who have to explain themselves. Gayness is a given. It's hard to speak of "big scenes" in a film that gives you one after another. But the one in which the mourners watch the coffin go by in a car as Jeff Buckley's "The Last Goodbye" plays on the soundtrack has got to be one of the finest of modern cinema. And the finale, where Francois (Pascal Greggory) says goodbye to everyone without saying a word breaks my heart every time.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

15 May 1998 (France)

Also Known As:

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

Filming Locations:

Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,804, 8 August 1999

Gross USA:

$63,651

Company Credits

Production Co:

Téléma, Canal+, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1