Why Not Me? (film)

Why Not Me?
Why Not Me?
French	Pourquoi pas moi?
Directed by	Stéphane Giusti
Written by	Stéphane Giusti
Produced by	Caroline Adrian; Marie Masmonteil;
Starring	Amira Casar; Julie Gayet; Bruno Putzulu; Alexandra London;
Cinematography	Antoine Roch
Edited by	Catherine Schwartz
Production; company	Elzévir Films
Distributed by	Cinema Mondo
Release dates	6 January 1999 (France); 21 October 1999 (Spain);
Running time	95 mins.
Countries	France; Spain; Switzerland;
Language	French

Why Not Me? (French: Pourquoi pas moi?)(Spanish: ¿Entiendes?) is a 1999 French-Spanish comedy film written and directed by Stéphane Giusti. The film stars Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, and Alexandra London.

Plot

In Barcelona, Camille, Eva, Ariane and their friend Nico are out as lesbian and gay to almost everyone, and they decide that the time has come to tell all their parents about their sexual orientation. To make it possible, Camille's liberal mother hosts a party at her home with the unsuspecting parents invited.^[2]

Cast

Amira Casar as Camille
Julie Gayet as Eva
Bruno Putzulu as Nico
Alexandra London as Ariane
Carmen Chaplin as Lili
Johnny Hallyday as José
Marie-France Pisier as Irene
Brigitte Roüan as Josepha
Assumpta Serna as Diane
Elli Medeiros as Malou
Vittoria Scognamiglio as Sara
Jean-Claude Dauphin as Alain
Joan Crosas as Tony
Montse Mostaza as Tina
Marta Gil as Clara
Cedric Dupuy as Frenchie

Accolades

Why Not Me? won the Best Lesbian Feature at the 1999 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, followed by the Audience Award and the Jury Award for Best Fiction Feature at the 2000 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.^[3]

References

^ "Eurimages supports 21 European co-productions". Eurimages. 1 April 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Smith, Paul Julian (December 2000). "Pourquoi pas moi?". Sight and Sound. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Ince, Kate (2002). "'Queering the Family? Fantasy and the Performance of Sexuality and Gay Relations in French Cinema 1995-2000" (PDF). Studies in French Cinema. 2 (2). University of Birmingham: 94. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

External links

Pourquoi pas moi? at Elzévir Films (in French)
Pourquoi pas moi? at IMDb
Pourquoi pas moi? at British Film Institute
Pourquoi pas moi? at Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (in French)
Pourquoi pas moi? at Ciné-Ressources (in French)
¿Entiendes? (Pourquoi pas moi?) at Filmax (in Spanish)
Why Not Me? at AllMovie

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[1] "Eurimages supports 21 European co-productions". Eurimages. 1 April 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[S&S-2] Smith, Paul Julian (December 2000). "Pourquoi pas moi?". Sight and Sound. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[3] Ince, Kate (2002). "'Queering the Family? Fantasy and the Performance of Sexuality and Gay Relations in French Cinema 1995-2000" (PDF). Studies in French Cinema. 2 (2). University of Birmingham: 94. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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