Julie and Me () is a Canadian lesbian romantic comedy film, directed by Jeanne Crépeau and released in 1998."Oh! Revoir Julie: Montrealer's fine first feature is a tiny revelation". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 1998. The film's French title translates literally as "See Julie Again".
Plot
The film takes place mainly over two days. Following a recent break-up, Juliet makes a to-do list, which includes seeing her former friend Julie again for the first time in 15 years.Lucille Cairns, "Lesbian Desire in Recent French and Francophone Cinema", in Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture (Renate Günther, Wendy Michallat, eds.) University of Durham, 2007. .
Juliet tracks Julie down in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Day 1 sees the pair reconnect as they spend the day together. However, near the end of the night, Juliet kisses Julie. Surprised, despite a similar incident in their adolescence, Julie initially rejects Juliet. However, the next day when Juliet prepares to leave, Julie won't let her go.
Day 2 sees Julie work through her feelings for Juliet. Facing the prospect of losing Juliet again, Julie finally admits to having feelings for Juliet and eventually returns Juliet's affections.Thomas Waugh, The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. . p. 396.
Cast Dominique Leduc as Julie Stephanie Morgenstern as Juliet Lucille Belair as Aunt Maggie Muriel Dutil as Julies Mother Marcel Sabourin as Mr Provencher Marie-Pierre Côté as Young Juliet Mariève Deslongchamps as Young Julie
Awards The film won the Audience Award at the Paris Lesbian Film Festival in 1999."Revoir Julie – Film de Jeanne Crépeau" . Films du Québec, June 2, 2009.
See also List of LGBT films directed by women
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