| We Won't Grow Old Together | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Maurice Pialat |
| Written by | Tito Carpi Maurice Pialat |
| Produced by | Jacques Dorfmann Maurice Pialat Jean-Pierre Rassam |
| Starring | Marlène Jobert Jean Yanne |
| Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli |
| Edited by | Bernard Dubois Arlette Langmann |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
We Won't Grow Old Together (French: Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble) is a 1972 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat. Starring Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, and Macha Méril, the film is based on a novel of the same name by Pialat. It recounts the end of an affair between a married man who will not leave his wife and a spirited young woman who in the end breaks free. At the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, Jean Yanne won the award for Best Actor.[1]
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Plot
For six years Jean has been having an affair with Catherine. At the beginning she hoped he would divorce his wife and marry her. But disillusion with the lack of progress in his life and in their relationship, together with growing despair at the waste of her life, has set in. She meets a divorced man with a good job who likes foreign travel, and agrees to marry him. Her family, who supported her through her deepening unhappiness, are delighted. Her rival gone, Jean's wife hints at reconciliation.
Cast
- Marlène Jobert as Catherine
- Jean Yanne as Jean
- Macha Méril as Françoise
- Harry-Max as Jean's father
- Christine Fabréga as Catherine's mother
- Jacques Galland as Catherine's father
- Patricia Pierangeli as Annie
- Maurice Risch as Michel
Home media
We Won't Grow Old Together was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber on 8 August 2014.[2]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 100%, based on nine reviews, with an average rating of 8.2 out of 10.[3]
The film's re-issue was penned by critics. New York Magazine wrote "It's deeply upsetting, featuring the kind of emotional brutality we just don't see in movies anymore."[4]
Praising the director, The New Yorker's Richard Brody wrote "Pialat captures the push-and-pull of their impossible relationship with pugnacious images and abrupt editing."[5]
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Jean Yanne ― Awards". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Clark, Mark (11 August 2014). "We Won't Grow Old Together (DVD Review)". Home Media Magazine.
- ^ "We Won't Grow Old Together". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble)". New York.
- ^ Brody, Richard (23 January 2013). "We Won't Grow Old Together". The New Yorker.
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