I Love You, I Don't (1976)
The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Serge Gainsbourg, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Joe Dallesandro, Jane Birkin, Hugues Quester, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Joe Dallesandro
as Krassky
Jane Birkin
as Johnny
Hugues Quester
as Padovan
Gérard Depardieu
as Horseman
Reinhard Kolldehoff
as Boris
Michel Blanc
as A worker
Raoul Delfosse
as The boss of the motel
Liliane Rovère
as The motel client
Maïté Nahyr
as The prostitute
Doris Thomas
as StripperGillian Gill
as Stripper
Josiane Lévêque
as StripperCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 88 min |
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