J'veux pas que tu t'en ailles (2007)

Director:

Bernard Jeanjean

Writer:

Bernard Jeanjean

Release Date:

25 April 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Romance

Plot Keywords:

Candlelight Dinner | Cell Phone | High School | Doctor Patient Relationship | Lyon France

Cast

Richard Berry	...	Paul
Judith Godrèche	...	Carla
Julien Boisselier	...	Raphaël
Martine Fontaine	...	Emma
Eric Laugérias	...	Marc
Céline Samie	...	Florence
Morgan Rouchy	...	Lukas
Dany Benedito	...	Betty
Karin Bernfeld	...	La patiente anorexique
Philippe Beauchamp	...	Le cuistot
Bernard Jeanjean	...	Le policier municipal

Directed by
Bernard Jeanjean

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bernard Jeanjean

Produced by
Caroline Adrian	....	producer
Fabrice Goldstein	....	producer
Antoine Rein	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Julien

Cinematography by
Eric Guichard

Film Editing by
Nathalie Hubert

Casting by
Richard Rousseau

Production Design by
Bettina von den Steinen

Set Decoration by
Sébastien Monteux-Halleur

Costume Design by
Juliette Chanaud

Makeup Department
Magalie Dumas	....	additional make up artist
Judith Gayo	....	key makeup artist
Linda Hidra	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Pascal Bonnet	....	production manager
Julien Brun	....	assistant unit manager
Bertrand Girard	....	unit manager
David Moreillon	....	trainee unit manager
Guillaume Sion	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yann Chemin	....	third assistant director
Aurélia Michon	....	second assistant director
Sylvie Peyre	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Martine Fontaine	....	art collaboration

Sound Department
Emmanuel Augeard	....	sound editor
Kamal Ouazene	....	sound
Gérard Rousseau	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Clement Zveguintzoff	....	special effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Laurent Bourgeat	....	electrician
Matthieu-David Cournot	....	assistant camera
Nicolas Dollander	....	Steadicam operator
Laurent Pouchard	....	grip

Casting Department
Amélie Covillard	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Guillaume Lauras	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bruno Mercere	....	music mixer

Other crew
Pauline Jardel	....	production coordinator
Matthieu Ploteau	....	location scout
Charles Redon	....	production assistant
Agathe Sallabery	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Marc Eisenchteter	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Delante Films
• Karé Productions (co-production)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Kiosque (participation)
• Cofimage 18 (in association with)
• Cinémage (in association with)
• Banque Populaire Images 7 (in association with)
• Soficinéma 3 (in association with)
• Sofica UGC 1 (in association with)
• Conseil Régional Rhône-alpes (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Procirep (participation)
• Angoa-Agicoa (participation)

Distributors

• UGC Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

"Please Don't Go" - International (English title)

Runtime:

Germany:95 min (European Film Market)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Company:

Delante Films

Good comedy, bad ending but enjoyable overall.

The plot is trite, but the way it's been carried out makes it funny. Specially if you are doing psychoanalysis :)!

Richard Berry is obviously a great actor, he carries the film on his shoulders. On the claws of a, say, Billy Crystal, it'd be a succession of tics, whereas Berry is believable. Even his smiles are done without much movement, like a sloth's. It reminds me of his even better "Karim Hamida" -the savvy undercover cop- at the great commercial film L'union sacrée (1989). Judith Godrèche is nice but I'm afraid something goes wrong in her role here (see later). Julien Boisselier's Raphaël is probably the most difficulty role. He's the playboy who easily drags women but, we take time to realize, fights loneliness. He gives his role the adequate mix of shallowness, experience with women, some vulnerabilities, and enough presence and intelligence given he's been used by who was, presumably, his healer.

Marc is fine in a supporting role. His face and allure made him born for the role. Lukas, their son, is a great child actor (very unusual).

I just can't believe "Carla" is the same actress of one of the best French films of all history, "Ridicule". Mathilde de Bellegarde was a fresh beauty, now she seems dull, hysterical, without anything to offer. I suppose the direction, plot or ... went very wrong, she's proved she's good at conveying emotions.

It's a pity funny and intelligent comedies like "48 heures par jour" and this one, start out right and end up following bourgeoise Diktat: "Marriage above all". Out of a sudden, they get along fine. Or so it seems. Were it an American film, we'd all trash it. As it's European, we may indulge into thinking it comes with the genre: "comedie". Enjoy!