Tell Me Yes, Tell Me No

1989 0h 17m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cécile thinks one thing and its opposite. She wants one thing and its opposite. She doesn't know what she thinks or what she wants. So she talks about one thing and its opposite.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Cécile
Emmanuelle Devos
Marie
Emmanuel Salinger
Frédéric
Nicolas Briançon
Laurent
Olivier Py
Marie Cuillerai
Stéphane Touitou
Sylvie Verheyde

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noémie Lvovsky
Writers: Denyse Rodriguez-Tomé, Noémie Lvovsky
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Noémie Lvovsky, shot by Jean-Marc Fabre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Emmanuelle Devos and Emmanuel Salinger carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097209 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noémie Lvovsky directs. Jean-Marc Fabre behind the camera. Emmanuel Salinger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Noémie Lvovsky, shot by Jean-Marc Fabre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Emmanuel Salinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Emmanuelle Devos and Emmanuel Salinger carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0097209 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.