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Je Ne Suis Pas La Pour Etre Aime - Not Here To Be Loved (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong language
- Run time: 1 hour 34 mins
- Language: French
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 8th June 2007
- Starring: Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson
- Directed by: Stephane Brize
- Distributor: Artificial Eye
Plot Synopsis
Jean-Claude is a world weary older man whose days are spent in the thankless job of 'hussier de justice' (the French equivalent of a bailiff), delivering paperwork to people facing eviction or seizure of their possessions. He took over the business from his father, a brusque fault finding widower who tries the patience of the care workers in the rest home where his son dutifully visits him each Sunday. Across the street from Jean-Claude's office is a dance studio, and he decides to shake himself out of his drear, stultifying rut by enrolling for tango lessons. There he is approached by a woman who tells him that his mother was her babysitter when she was a child. She is learning to dance in preparation for her wedding, but both she and Jean-Claude seem to share a longing for something more in their lives. A tentative bond develops, but each is justifiably cautious.