Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime

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In this provocative sci-fi drama from Alain Resnais, a man wakes up in a hospital after an attempted suicide. He has invented a time machine that has proven effective, but only transports the subject back in time for one minute. Upon his release, he gets his hands on the machine to go back to a time he fondly remembers spending with a woman he apparently has feelings about. The two stroll on the beach before she leaves for Scotland. He follows her, but tragedy ensues and it is not clear if he has killed her or if she died an accidental death. The time-machine angle of the film features a dreamlike series of flashbacks making it unclear if the action is presently unfolding or is merely a vague memory from the past. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Cast

Claude Rich
as Ridder
Olga Georges-Picot
as Catrine
Anouk Ferjac
as Wiana
Alain MacMoy
Vania Vilers
Ray Verhaege
Van Doude
as Jan Rouffer
Yves Kerboul
Dominique Rozan
as Dr. Haesserts
Jean Michaud
Claire Duhamel
Bernard Fresson
as Bernard
Sylvain Dhomme
Irène Tunc
as Marcelle Hannecart
Alan Adair
Gerard Lorin
Annie Fargue
as Agnes
Marie-Blanche Vergne
as Young Woman
Jean Martin
Carla Marlier
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Yvette Etiévant
as Germaine
Pierre Barbaud
Georges Jamin
as Delavoix
Francis Lacassin
Ian MacGregor
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Jean-Claude Romer
Jorge Semprún
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Audience Reviews for Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime

  • Feb 18, 2014
    In "Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime," a group of scientists have concluded a successful time travel experiment with mice(probably because according to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' they are in fact pandimensional beings) and are now looking for a human subject. The computer has selected Claude Ridder(Claude Rich) and have to wait for him to recover from a suicide attempt in order to proceed. Once they do, however, things do not go as planned, as he takes longer to return from the past than hoped for, leading the scientists to try and contact Dean Stockwell... "Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime" is a science fiction movie wherein Alain Resnais uses the time travel sub-genre in order to indulge his obsession for jump cuts in a story that is pretty much the ultimate guilt trip, after a talky opening set-up, that is. Yes, the movie does sort of resemble the way memory jumps around the place but the movie still lacks much in the way of depth. A lot of this is due to the affectless performance from Claude Rich meant and failing to simulate depression but then his character is not the only one who shows no emotion at the possible huge accomplishment of journeying through time.
    Walter M Super Reviewer
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