Before I Forget

2007, Drama, 1h 44m

30 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Once a desirable hustler, Pierre (Jacques Nolot) has been HIV-positive for 24 years. Recently his wealthy lover and patron of many years has died, but Pierre receives nothing from his estate. Marc (Bastien D'Asnières), a young escort whose services Pierre regularly pays for, encourages him to attend a drag bar. As Pierre battles the urge to commit suicide, he continues going to therapy and visits with old friend Georges (Jean Pommier), a closeted lawyer.
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    French (Canada)
  • Director:
    Jacques Nolot
  • Producer:
    Pauline Duhault
  • Writer:
    Jacques Nolot
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $25.2K
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Cast & Crew

Jacques Nolot
Pierre Pruez
Jean-Pol Dubois
L'homme
Marc Rioufol
Paul
Bastien D'Asnières
Marc
Jean Pommier
Georges
Jacques Nolot
Director
Jacques Nolot
Writer
Pauline Duhault
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Before I Forget

All Critics (30) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (4)

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    November 17, 2011 | Rating: 5/5

    Melissa Anderson

    Time Out

  • Writer-director-actor Jacques Nolot (below) delivers a bold, searching and open-hearted turn as the subject of this confessional study of life as an elderly gay gent in the French capital.

    April 17, 2009 | Rating: 4/6 | Full Review…

    David Jenkins

    Time Out

  • Tortuously slow but unexpectedly charming.

    April 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Times (UK)

  • Before I Forget turns out to be pretty watchable, if sobering, with a fine eye for the absurdities its situations generate.

    April 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Andrew Pulver

    Guardian

  • It's a subdued, somewhat melancholic Paris to be sure, but one whose potential loneliness is softened by the intriguing support networks the characters improvise.

    April 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Sukhdev Sandhu

    Daily Telegraph (UK)

  • Any film that boasts two jokes about Roland Barthes and one scene - surreal, deadpan, inspired - of superannuated cross-dressing will take its place, for some, near the front of the must-see queue.

    April 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Nigel Andrews

    Financial Times
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Audience Reviews for Before I Forget

  • Jun 07, 2009
    "Before I Forget" is a downbeat character study in narcissism about Pierre(Jacques Nolot, who also wrote and directed), who when younger relied solely on his good looks to get him through life. Nearing 60, the last 24 years HIV Positive, he now has to pay for sex with younger men instead of the other way around. In fact, after a lifetime relying on physical and economical connections alone, he is deeply lonely and a series of psychiatrists cannot help him with his depression. Plus, he is not sure if he wants to subject himself to a new triple drug regimen.
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