I Don't Kiss

I Don't Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré Téchiné
Written byIsabelle Coudrier-Kleist
Michel Grisolia
Jacques Nolot
André Téchiné
StarringManuel Blanc
Philippe Noiret
Emmanuelle Béart
Hélène Vincent
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited byClaudine Merlin
Edith Vassard
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • 20 November 1991 (1991-11-20)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.5 million[1]

I Don't Kiss (French: J'embrasse pas) is a 1991 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Manuel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart and Philippe Noiret. The plot follows a young man who leaves his provincial home in the Pyrenees, going to Paris, hoping to become an actor. A promising beginning is followed by disillusionment and he ends on the street as a prostitute. The film is a grim, melancholic portrait of a young man searching and failing to find meaning in his life. The film had a total of 472,187 admissions in France.[1]

  1. ^ a b "J\'embrasse pas (1991) - JPBox-Office".