You're Not You

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The take

George C. Wolfe directs. Steven Fierberg behind the camera. Jeffrey Wolf cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 12 years ago.
• 2Directed by George C. Wolfe, shot by Steven Fierberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 4Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel carry the top of the cast.
• 5Marketing tagline: "Life is measured in moments that leave you breathless.".
• 6IMDB entry: tt1198156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 7Classified under 13 themes, including "based on novel or book", "pianist", "married woman", "caregiver".

The technical file

Cinematography

Steven Fierberg

Editing

Jeffrey Wolf

Production design

Aaron Osborne

Costume design

Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup / hair

Jennifer Zide

Stunt coordinator

Scott Rogers

Runtime

104 min · 1h 44m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$894,964

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

You're Not You (2014) ↗

Also by

George C. Wolfe

• 
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  1993 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  2020 · ★ 6.6
• 
  American Playhouse

  1982 · ★ 6.6
• 
  Rustin

  2023 · ★ 6.5
• 
  Nights in Rodanthe

  2008 · ★ 6.3
• 
  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  2017 · ★ 6.3

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2015-08-13
  ★ 7/10

  A tale of friendship that blossomed at the final juncture. It was quite some time I have not seen any Hilary Swank's movie. In this her role was very good one. Beside her's, another equally extended character played by Emma Rossum. As these two play the roles that defines the movie, which is more like the American and women's version of the French movie 'Intouchable'. I never heard of this film before, but got interested once I learnt about the storyline and of course the cast. I usually become a prey for tearjerker movies, but not for the intense emotional drama like this one and so it is won't expect you fall for it either. Based on the book of the same name which was probably a fictional work inspired by the real disease. It talks about a 36 year old ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) patient, Kate and her caregiver, Bec, especially their unlikely relationship and activities together in the final days. They two are exactly opposite, it's not the fate, but day by day growing their deep bond bring them very close when they share everything in life. A very good concept, but nothing new in the movie. Everything is already exhibited in other films. The only advantage is if you have not seen those in a large number. In my case, I like this kind of theme, so seen numerous in different languages. You are going to witness here a parallel storytelling in a different context with a fresh cast. But still the movie is captivating, because of excellent execution from both the cast and crew. "Why is it that we want the ones that don't see us. Instead of the ones that do." The let down was the rest of the characters. I don't know where they were, but totally discarded. It is understood that the husband and wife relationship was shattered because of the sacrifice. Friends and Parents, they have got ditched from the screenplay that won't happen in reality. The writers should have used them to create more sensational moments, but they had a different idea in mind to narrate the story. In a couple of places I felt Rossum had over-performed. In other hand, Swank was kind of attractive. I consider it a plus point to fix our face towards the screen, unfortunately she played a tragic role. Despite all the good and bad, it was one step ahead for both the lead women to get back to their positions as an actress, compared to their recent years form in the industry. It is not a popular movie, but it should have been. A movie about how to build a friendship and to fight a disease. A friendship that blossomed at the final juncture, nevertheless it fought hard till the last minute. That is the major difference in this film to others. Like I complained earlier, there's no parents or husband, all about told from the perspective of a friendship. If you want to try this, don't anticipate to a greater height and clear your mind before entering. Expectations are the major cause for all the disappointments. 7/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Di Novi Pictures

  US

Key crew

• EditorJeffrey Wolf
• Costume DesignMarie-Sylvie Deveau
• Production DesignAaron Osborne
• ProducerDenise Di Novi
• ProducerMolly Smith
• ProducerHilary Swank
• ProducerAlison Greenspan
• Executive ProducerEllen H. Schwartz
• Executive ProducerJon Schumacher
• Art DirectionErin Cochran
• Set DecorationLinda Lee Sutton
• CastingKerry Barden
• CastingRich Delia
• CastingPaul Schnee
• Makeup ArtistJennifer Zide
• Special Effects Makeup ArtistYoichi Art Sakamoto
• Foley ArtistMarko Costanzo
• Stunt CoordinatorScott Rogers
• Executive ProducerAzim Bolkiah
• Executive ProducerJoanne Podmore
• Executive ProducerRhian Williams
• BookMichelle Wildgen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• based on novel or book
• pianist
• married woman
• caregiver
• female bonding
• life changing
• incurable disease
• caregiver patient relationship
• devastating
• dramatic
• medical diagnosis
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) aka lou gehrig's disease
• debilitating disease

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2014-09-27· San Diego Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2014-10-10R

Also known as

International titles

• Tu nesi tuLT
• Nunca me dejes solaES
• Te nem vagy teHU