---
title: 'I Don''t Kiss (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'André Téchiné'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-dont-kiss-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102136/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Don't Kiss (1991)

1991 · 115 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: J'embrasse pas

## Synopsis

I Don't Kiss is a 1991 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Manuel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart and Philippe Noiret. The plot follows a young man who leaves his provincial home in the Pyrenees, going to Paris, hoping to become an actor. A promising beginning is followed by disillusionment and he ends on the street as a prostitute.
The film is a grim, melancholic portrait of a young man searching and failing to find meaning in his life. The film had a total of 472,187 admissions in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [André Téchiné](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-techine)
- **Screenplay:** [André Téchiné](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-techine), [Michel Grisolia](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-grisolia)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Jacques-Éric Strauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-eric-strauss)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thierry Arbogast](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-arbogast)
- **Editor:** [Claudine Merlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-merlin)

## Cast

- [Emmanuelle Béart](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-beart)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Jean-Christophe Bouvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-christophe-bouvet)
- [Roschdy Zem](https://cinepixo.com/people/roschdy-zem)
- [Raphaëline Goupilleau](https://cinepixo.com/people/raphaeline-goupilleau)
- [Manuel Blanc](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-blanc)
- [Michèle Moretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-moretti)
- [Ivan Desny](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-desny)
- [Nathalie Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-schmidt)
- [Hélène Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-vincent)
- [Grégory Herpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-herpe)
- [Paulette Bouvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-bouvet)
- [Philippe Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-adam)

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