Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

1998 · 122 min · FR · 6.4 (28 votes)
Dir. Patrice Chéreau · Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Pascal Greggory, Bruno Todeschini, Sylvain Jacques
RomanceDrama

Friends of a recently painter Jean-Baptiste Emmerich gather at a Paris railroad station for a four-hour journey to Limoges, where Emmerich wanted to be buried. The dozen travelers include art historian François and his lover Louis, who develops an interest in Bruno, whom he meets on a train. Traveling parallel with the train is a station wagon with Jean-Baptiste's body, and this vehicle is driven by Thierry, husband of Catherine, who's on the train with their daughter. François plays a taped interview with Jean-Baptiste, revealing his sexual appeal to both men and women. Lucie is convinced that she was his main love. Also on board is his nephew, Jean-Marie and Jean-Marie's estranged wife Claire. After the funeral in "Europe's largest cemetery," the story continues in the mansion of Jean-Baptiste's brother Lucien.

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A quiet, contemplative journey through memory and unspoken desires. It feels like a hushed conversation overheard, filled with lingering glances and the weight of unspoken truths. A deeply personal exploration of love and loss.

melancholicintrospectivewistfulelegiacslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter-drivendialogue-heavyEuropean cinemagrieflovememoryidentitysexuality
gay theme
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