Embrasse-moi (1989): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1989, Embrasse-moi is a drama film directed by Michèle Rosier, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. The first film shot by legendary cinematographer Darius Khondji and anchored by a heartbreaking performance by Sophie Rochut, EMBRASSE-MOI is a slice-of-life drama about Louise, an 12-year-old girl left to her own devices over the summer following her parents’ divorce. Her mother is a renowned concert pianist, anxious to begin a second life free of entanglements. Her father is a workaholic industrialist, distracted to the point of denial about the collapse of his marriage. Rosier’s command of her cast is impossible to deny, as is the brave unsentimentality of EMBRASSE-MOI’s approach: Louise clocks her mother’s newer, younger lover in one brazen panning shot across his naked body. While Rosier denied any autobiographical interpretations of EMBRASSE-MOI, it’s hard not to read at least a kinship between Louie’s solitude and the filmmaker’s own relationship with her famous mother Hélène Gordon-Lazareff (founder of Elle) and stepfather Pierre Lazareff, who adopted Michèle as his own.

Who’s in it. Embrasse-moi stars Sophie Rochut as Louise, Philippe Clévenot as L'accordeur, Dominique Valadié as Nora - la mère and Patrick Chesnais as Pierre - le père, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Embrasse-moi has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Embrasse-moi page.

If you liked it. Fans of Embrasse-moi tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.