Je t'aime, je t'aime
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Je t'aime, je t'aime is a 1968 French
science fiction film
directed by Alain Resnais
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
, but the festival was cancelled due to the countrywide wildcat strike that occurred in May 1968 in France.
, a man is selected to participate in time travel
experiments to his personal past. However, due to equipment malfunction, he experiences these events out of chronological sequence, cause and effect
.
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
directed by Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began...
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival...
, but the festival was cancelled due to the countrywide wildcat strike that occurred in May 1968 in France.
Synopsis
As with Chris Marker's La JeteeLa Jetée
La jetée is a 1962 French science fiction film by Chris Marker. It is also known in English as The Jetty or The Pier. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. The film runs for 28 minutes and is in black and white...
, a man is selected to participate in time travel
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
experiments to his personal past. However, due to equipment malfunction, he experiences these events out of chronological sequence, cause and effect
Cause and effect
Cause and effect refers to the philosophical concept of causality, in which an action or event will produce a certain response to the action in the form of another event....
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Cast
- Claude RichClaude RichClaude Rich is a French actor. He began his career as a theater actor, before his film debut in 1955 with René Clair, Les Grandes Manoeuvres.He married the actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959...
as Claude Ridder - Olga Georges-PicotOlga Georges-PicotOlga Georges-Picot was a French actress.Born in Shanghai, China, she was the daughter of Guillaume Georges-Picot, the French Ambassador to China, and a Russian mother. Olga studied acting at the Actor’s Studio in Paris. Her acting career covered many diverse French and English films and...
as Catrine - Anouk FerjacAnouk FerjacAnouk Ferjac is a French actress. She has appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1946 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* Justice Is Done * La Traversée de Paris * Live for Life...
as Wiana Lust - Alain MacMoy as Le technicien qui vient chercher Ridder
- Vania Vilers as Le technicien-chauffeur
- Ray Verhaeghe as Le technicien aux souris
- Van Doude as Jan Rouffer, le chef du centre de recherches de Crespel
- Yves Kerboul as Le technicien au tableau noir
- Dominique Rozan as Le médecin de Crespel / Doctor Haesserts
- Annie Bertin as La jeune femme à la trompette
- Jean Michaud as Le directeur de la maison de diffusion
- Claire Duhamel as Jane Swolfs
- Bernard FressonBernard FressonBernard Fresson was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II , Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant , Gilbert in Lover Boy , and...
as Bernard Hannecart - Sylvain Dhomme as L'homme qui invite Ridder à dîner
- Irène TuncIrène TuncIrène Tunc was a French actress and model. She was crowned Miss France in 1954. She was the wife of film director Alain Cavalier and she died in a car crash in 1972...
as Marcelle Hannecart