Not Here to Be Loved

– Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long tim..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé
Not Here to Be Loved (2005) - Also known as Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé

Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long time ago the idea that life could give him pleasures. Until the day, he dares to push the doors of a tango lesson...

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Not Here to Be Loved (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Oct 2005

Language:

French

Director:

Stéphane Brizé

Writer:

Stéphane Brizé, Juliette Sales

Main Actors:

Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson, Lionel Abelanski

Plot:

The fifty years old Jean-Claude has a boring life, working in a notary office of his own and as court official evicting tenants or seizing properties, or spending the Sundays afternoons in the retirement home with his sour, rude and bitter father. When he has a minor heart problem, his doctor advises him to exercise, and Jean-Claude begins to have tango lessons in a studio in front of his office. He meets the charming forty and something years old Françoise, who is also having classes for her wedding party, and she recalls she was her neighbor in her childhood. They become close and love flourishes between them, changing their lives.

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10