I Love You, I Don't

1976 1h 28m FR

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5.8

MID

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90%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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5.9

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 76🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 2,392

Drama

Synopsis

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The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe Dallesandro
Krassky
Jane Birkin
Johnny
Hugues Quester
Padovan
Gérard Depardieu
Horseman
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Boris
Michel Blanc
A worker
Raoul Delfosse
The boss of the motel
Liliane Rovère
The motel client

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Serge Gainsbourg
Writers: Serge Gainsbourg
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Serge Gainsbourg, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Serge Gainsbourg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenout Peltier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Joe Dallesandro and Jane Birkin and Hugues Quester carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Serge Gainsbourg directs. Willy Kurant behind the camera. Serge Gainsbourg scores. Kenout Peltier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Serge Gainsbourg, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Serge Gainsbourg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kenout Peltier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joe Dallesandro and Jane Birkin and Hugues Quester carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0073196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.