I Don't Kiss

I Don't Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré Téchiné
Written byJacques Nolot
André Téchiné
Michel Grisolia
Produced byMaurice Bernart
Jacques Eric Strauss
Jean Labadie
StarringManuel Blanc
Philippe Noiret
Emmanuelle Béart
Hélène Vincent
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited byClaudine Merlin
Edith Vassard
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • 20 November 1991 (1991-11-20)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

I Don't Kiss (French: J'embrasse pas) 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.