I Love You, I Love You Not

I Love You, I Love You Not
I Love You, I Love You Not
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Billy Hopkins
Written by	Wendy Kesselman
Starring	Jeanne Moreau; Claire Danes; Jude Law;
Cinematography	Maryse Alberti
Edited by	Paul Karasick
Music by	Gil Goldstein
Release dates	28 April 1996 (France); 31 October 1997 (USA);
Running time	88 mins
Countries	France; Germany; United States; United Kingdom
Language	English

I Love You, I Love You Not is a 1996 American romantic drama film directed by Billy Hopkins and written (also the play) by Wendy Kesselman.

Plot[edit]

The film is told through the stories of two women: Nana, a grandmother, and Daisy, her granddaughter.

Daisy tells Nana of her strong and blossoming romance with a young man named Ethan and her problems at school because she is Jewish. Nana tells the story of her young life when she was sent to a ghetto and then a concentration camp.

The romantic love feelings she has for the boy are indeed strong and genuine, but the romantic love he has for her is questionable.

Ethan lets his friends judge her from the outside, not for who she is on the inside. And when she turns out to not be like every other girl he breaks up with her.

Daisy is sad so she goes and sees Nana and takes her anger out on her. She then runs away and tries to kill herself by walking in front of a moving train but she does not as her nana is there for her.

At the end, she tries to see him again but he looks at her for a long time and walks away with his friends. She stands there; heartbroken, sad and crying, realizing that maybe it was not meant to be and she walks away happy.

Cast[edit]

Jeanne Moreau as Nana
Claire Danes as Daisy/Young Nana
Jude Law as Ethan
James Van Der Beek as Tony
Kris Park as Seth
Lauren Fox as Alison
Emily Burkes-Nossiter as Jessica
Carrie Szlasa as Jane
Julia Stiles as Young Nana's Friend
Robert Sean Leonard as Angel of Death
Frederick Neumann as School Principal
Peter F. Hopkins as Mr. Douglas
Jerry Tanklow as Mr. Gilman

Reception[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 40% approval rating based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10.

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