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(Redirected from Revoir Julie) 1998 Canadian film
Julie and Me
FrenchRevoir Julie
Directed byJeanne Crépeau
Written byJeanne Crépeau
Produced byJeanne Crépeau
StarringDominique Leduc
Stephanie Morgenstern
CinematographyStefan Ivanov
Edited byMyriam Poirier
Music byKaren Young
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Julie and Me (French: Revoir Julie) is a Canadian lesbian romantic comedy film, directed by Jeanne Crépeau and released in 1998. The film's French title translates literally as "See Julie Again".

Plot

The film takes place mainly over two days. Following a recent break-up, Juliet makes a to-do list, which includes seeing her former friend Julie again for the first time in 15 years.

Juliet tracks Julie down in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Day 1 sees the pair reconnect as they spend the day together. However, near the end of the night, Juliet kisses Julie. Surprised, despite a similar incident in their adolescence, Julie initially rejects Juliet. However, the next day when Juliet prepares to leave, Julie won't let her go.

Day 2 sees Julie work through her feelings for Juliet. Facing the prospect of losing Juliet again, Julie finally admits to having feelings for Juliet and eventually returns Juliet's affections.

Cast

Awards

The film won the Audience Award at the Paris Lesbian Film Festival in 1999.

See also

References

  1. "Oh! Revoir Julie: Montrealer's fine first feature is a tiny revelation". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 1998.
  2. Lucille Cairns, "Lesbian Desire in Recent French and Francophone Cinema", in Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture (Renate Günther, Wendy Michallat, eds.) University of Durham, 2007. ISBN 9780907310624.
  3. Thomas Waugh, The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780773576803. p. 396.
  4. "Revoir Julie – Film de Jeanne Crépeau" Archived 2019-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Films du Québec, June 2, 2009.

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