La Bouche de Jean-Pierre
La Bouche de Jean-Pierre is a 1996 French drama film directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Mimi is a little girl whose mother tries to commit suicide. Her aunt then takes her in. But Mimi is affected by the arrival of Jean-Pierre, her aunt's fiancé, to the point of losing sleep.
Cast
- Denise Aron-Schropfer as Solange
- Sandra Sammartino as Mimi
- Michel Trillot as Jean-Pierre
Production
In reference to the living room scene, Sandra Sammartino said,"No one has ever spoken to me brutally saying 'this is a touching scene, you are facing a pedophile, it will be hard'! That's why I had no apprehension, some embarrassment to be sure but for me it was all just a game !! I had a lot of fun on the set and I got along very well with Michel, I was able to distinguish between him and Jean Pierre... But I remember thinking to myself, 'This Jean Pierre is really stupid, why he does that ? !' Because in my young mind this kind of character did not exist in reality. Surely I would have had more trouble if I had been old enough to understand what I was shooting."