I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Billy Hopkins

Writer:

Wendy Kesselman (play)

Release Date:

31 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Prep school student Daisy and her European-born grandmother Nana share the sad stories of their lives:...

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Anti Semitism | Teenage Girl | Barefoot | High School

Cast

Jeanne Moreau	...	Nana
Claire Danes	...	Daisy / Young Nana
Jude Law	...	Ethan
James Van Der Beek	...	Tony
Kris Park	...	Seth
Lauren Fox	...	Alison
Emily Burkes-Nossiter	...	Jessica
Carrie Szlasa	...	Jane (as Carrie Slaza)
Natasha Wolff	...	Hope
Josiah A. Mayo	...	Chris
Brandon Danziger	...	Josh
Alex Ballar	...	Alex
Elzbieta Czyzewska	...	Dora
Frederick Neumann	...	School Principal
Peter F. Hopkins	...	Mr. Douglas

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and teen drinking.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

France | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Julia Stiles' movie debut.

Soundtrack:

Drove All Night

I readily concur with "Acidstar"'s comments...

and found them right on the mark. Miramax can do a very deceptive job in their teasers, and they snookered me on this one. What I found really bizarre was the girl's relationship with her Grandmother. After a time I found all their kissing and smooching more than a bit too much.

If you want a sleeper of a "growing up" film that also has reference to the Jewish experience during WWII, check out the 1992 film "Alan and Naomi" with Lukas Haas. I found it unpretentious, sweet, and, at times, very funny.