Rent Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
3.2 of 5 from 70 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
- In the twilight of his life, Jean-Baptiste, a painter who has always lived in Paris, says he wants to be buried in Limoges: 'Those who love me can take the train'. So begins a sad, wild, and marvellous journey which unites all the people that he had touched during his lifetime - his lovers, lovers' lovers, ex lover's new wives, old friends, casual acquaintances, and relatives. But their shared mourning cannot conceal the heartbreaks, rivalries, jealousies and passion which all simmer to the surface and will - over the course of the journey, funeral and wake - reach some kind of resolution.
- Actors:
- Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bruno Todeschini, Sylvain Jacques, Vincent Perez, Roschdy Zem, Dominique Blanc, Delphine Schiltz, Nathan Kogen, Marie Daëms, Chantal Neuwirth, Thierry de Peretti, Olivier Gourmet, Geneviève Brunet, Didier Brice, Guillaume Canet, Nicolas Maury
- Directors:
- Patrice Chéreau
- Writers:
- Danièle Thompson, Patrice Chéreau
- Aka:
- Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Drama Films & TV
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (4) of Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
La vie c’est une kitcheree - Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train review by CH
If you can stay with this film you may glean a moment or two of enlightenment ( or even empathy) but mostly you will be in a brume of bewilderment trying to follow this savage family dispute, without ever really knowing the details of who, what, where, when and how (and frankly not caring a jot.) Expect lots of slamming doors, withering looks, spat syllables, punched noses and drama queenery.
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Those who love me can take the train - Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train review by CP Customer
Some good performances, but not much story and we didn't expect an oh-so-nearly gay encounter in a 15.
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Muddled and chaotic to a fault - Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train review by AER
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a very chaotic, annoying, and alienating film that fails dramatically at getting under the skin of any of its characters. It's like somebody playing three jazz records at once. Nothing works in this drama about a very loathsome family that assembles to attend the funeral of a famous Parisian artist that wants to be buried in Limoges. It has some fleeting scenes of genius, like seeing a coffin being ferried at breakneck speed in the back of Peugeot estate whilst the family watch on from the train. But this is far too confused, and difficult to navigate, and the characters are without fail a humorless and disgusting bunch of backstabbing kn*bs. The worst French drama I've seen for many, many years.
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