Patrick Jouane Movies
- 1987
Director Guy Gilles combines black and white for the present and color for the past in this dramatic art film. Jean (Patrick Jouane) is a successful painter who leaves his mistress, though he stops intermittently to phone her with explanations why he left. Sometime she is responsive but other times hangs up on him. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old male prostitute with whom Jean had a brief homosexual affair stalks the painter in the shadows of the Paris night. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Jouane, Claire Nebout, (more)
- 1975
The young hit man in this movie cannot bring himself to fulfill his contract on Katie (Delphine Seyrig), and for a little while the two have an affair. Even after their affair is over, he hesitates, which has dire consequences for the two of them. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Delphine Seyrig, Anouk Ferjac, (more)
- 1972
The young protagonist of this French film has decided to live his life "as a poem," but finds that this is not possible. He is also undecided about whether he is homosexual or not, and if so, what to do about it. His disinterest in coping with messy realities is sufficient to send him to his death by a drug overdose. The story is told using excerpts from the man's diary, with flashbacks, and through his asides to the audience. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Penn, Patrick Jouane, (more)
- 1970
An unsettled teen (Jacques Portet) who was born in Tunisia but brought to France for adoption in early childhood searches to discover his North African roots. Leaving France, he is cared for by an elderly woman who delights in giving him tours of Tunis. When he feels that time is passing him by too quickly, he sets out to earn enough money to return to continue his journey of self discovery. The woman tries to tell him that time will pass no matter what happens, but the boy is determined to travel. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Jouane, Jacques Portet, (more)
- 1970
Helene (Sylvia Fennec) is the straight laced girl who falls in love with a strange and decidedly sick young man. On a visit to his family, she discovers his father is a sadist and his nymphomaniac sister likes to see men beaten up for excitement. Her boyfriend turns out to be the strangest of them all as he murders young men with a glove fitted with razor sharp claws. Even stranger is the fact Helen covers up for her lover's crimes and eventually marries him. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sylvie Fennec, Daniel Emilfork, (more)
- 1968
This tragic love story finds Jeanne (Macha Meril) in love with a young man who has suffered through a bad childhood. Although he holds a steady job, he is haunted by his past, quits his job and joins a group of hippies. Despite the urgings of the lovely Jeanne, the boy cannot overcome the severe emotional scars that eventually lead to his imminent demise. The young girl returns to her comfortable middle-class home when her intellectual interventions on her boyfriend have failed. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Macha Meril, Patrick Jouane, (more)
