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Those Who Love Me Can Take the train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, 1998) Director: Patrice Chereau For this movie, in 1999, Eric Gautier won the Cesar Award for Best Cinematography while Patrice Chereau won the Cesar and the Etoile d'Or for Best Director was well as Charles Berling was awarded as Best Actor. Charismatic artist and teacher, Jean-Baptiste (Jean-Louis Trintignant) has died. He had asked to be buried in the provincial city of Limoges, where his family runs a shoe-making company. He said, "Those who love me can take the train". And here they are, in a Paris train station platform: lovers, old friends, casual acquaintances, and relatives. The longest day in the lives of all these people is a journey towards illumination. At first, the idea of spending a day in Limoges leaves them irritated and impatient. But as the train starts moving, time begins to stand still and people start to talk, laugh, and forget to behave themselves. |
