Who You Think I Am

2019 1h 41m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 353

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman to catfish Alex, the roommate of her former lover, Ludo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Juliette Binoche
Claire Millaud
Nicole Garcia
Dr. Catherine Bormans
François Civil
Alex Chelly
Marie-Ange Casta
Katia
Guillaume Gouix
Ludovic Dalaux
Charles Berling
Gilles
Jules Houplain
Max
Jules Gauzelin
Tristan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Safy Nebbou
Writers: Julie Peyr, Safy Nebbou
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Safy Nebbou, shot by Gilles Porte. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Juliette Binoche and Nicole Garcia and François Civil carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt7552686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Safy Nebbou directs. Gilles Porte behind the camera. Ibrahim Maalouf scores. Stéphane Pereira cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Safy Nebbou, shot by Gilles Porte. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ibrahim Maalouf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stéphane Pereira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Juliette Binoche and Nicole Garcia and François Civil carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7552686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 33 themes, including "suicide", "affectation", "psychologist", "female protagonist".
9Released under 29 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gilles Porte
Original score: Ibrahim Maalouf
Editing: Stéphane Pereira
Production design: Cyril Gomez-Mathieu
Costume design: Alexandra Charles
Makeup / hair: Céline Planchenault
Sound: Fabien Devillers
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Who You Think I Am (2019)

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CinemaSerf2024-07-19
★ 7/10
Told in part by way of some counselling sessions with "Dr. Bormans" (Nicole Garcia) we meet divorcee "Claire" (Juliette Binoche). A university lecturer with two teenage sons, she has an affair with "Ludo" (Guillaume Gouix) but a strange call makes her suspect he's not so trustworthy. A little online searching introduces her to his flatmate "Alex" (François Civil) who initially she wants to use to get to her beau, but gradually - and impersonating a woman half her age - she befriends him, they chat on the phone and a relationship stats to develop. Thing is, with her whole persona based on lies there is nowhere she can go when he asks for her number, when he wants to meet and ... well what happens next? On the negative front, this relies a little too much on the technique of using a mobile phone to convey the initial conversations. It's not so easy to read on a big screen. Once we have moved on to more direct dialogue though, Binoche turns in an engaging performance as a woman who longs and yearns but hasn't the confidence to be herself. At times her character is almost cruel as the young "Alex" clearly falls hook, line and sinker for her fiction. Can it ever be more than that? Although not quite what I was expecting, I didn't like the last twenty minutes or so, so much - it sort of cops out a little seeking an almost cowardly and messy refuge for both her and us, but Camille Laurens novel about loneliness, ageing, stereotyping and yes - cat fishing - makes for an stylish and quite characterful watch.

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