Why Not Me? (film)
Appearance
Why Not Me? | |
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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 |
Distributed by | Cinema Mondo |
Release dates | France: 6 January 1999 United States: October 14, 1999 UK: 8 September 2000 |
Running time | 95 mins. |
Countries | France Spain Switzerland |
Language | French |
Why Not Me? (French: Pourquoi pas moi ?) is a 1999 French comedy film written and directed by Stéphane Giusti. It is about a group of gay French friends living in Barcelona who decide to have a dinner party and come out to their parents.[1]
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 [2]
Awards
In 1999, Why Not Me? won the Best Lesbian Feature at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. This was followed in 2000 with the Audience Award and the Jury Award at the 2000 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.[3]
References
- ^ French, Philip (2000-11-26). "Pourquoi Pas Moi?". The Observer. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Pourquoi pas moi?". IMDb.
- ^ "Awards for Pourquoi pas moi?". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
External links
- Why Not Me? at IMDb
- Why Not Me? at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1999 films
- 1999 comedy films
- 1990s French-language films
- French LGBT-related films
- French comedy films
- Spanish comedy films
- Spanish LGBT-related films
- Films set in Barcelona
- Swiss LGBT-related films
- 1999 LGBT-related films
- French-language Swiss films
- 1990s French films
- 1990s comedy film stubs
- LGBTQ-related film stubs