Ni avec toi, ni sans toi (1985)
The miseries of alcoholism, both for the alcoholic and anyone close to him, are the focus of this routine story about Mathilde, a devoted wife, and her husband Pierre, who is addicted to the bottle. The opening scene is at a New Year's party where Pierre disappears, and Mathilde starts remembering their life together in flashbacks that tell the whole story. Mathilde is ever-suffering, and Pierre is on the whole revolting, so why she hung in there for so long is hopefully made clear in these flashbacks.
Director:
Alain Maline
Writers:
Joëlle Pilven, Alain Maline, Yves Josso.
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Philippe Léotard as Pierre |
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Évelyne Bouix as Mathilde |
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Tania Lopert as Antoinette |
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Charles Gérard as Le Parisien |
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Karim Ouldarama as Mathieu |
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Maïté Nahyr as Sainte Ricard |
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Robert Sabatier as l'écrivain |
| Writing | Joëlle Pilven | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alain Maline | Screenplay |
| Sound | Harald Maury | Sound |
| Writing | Hortense Dufour | Novel |
| Directing | Alain Maline | Director |
| Production | Jean Daskalidès | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Hugues Darmois | Editor |
| Writing | Yves Josso | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joël David | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bruno Held | Production Design |