Keep It for Yourself is a 1991 black-and-white short drama film written and directed by Claire Denis.
Plot Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of meeting up with a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the man's apartment, and she discovers that he left town because he was scared stiff at the idea of seeing her.
Cast Sophie Simon Sarina Chan Michael James E. J. Rodriguez Jim Stark James Schamus Michael Stun Sara Driver Vincent Gallo
Notes The French director Claire Denis hired Vincent Gallo to act in several films, such as Keep It for Yourself, the made-for-TV U.S. Go Home, and its follow-up feature Nénette et Boni (1996). Claire Denis preferred black faces in her movies at first. "Vincent Gallo is an old face for me - the first time I shot him was 10 years ago in a short I made in New York called Keep it for Yourself".
References
External links Keep It for Yourself at IMDb Review at Gareth's Movie Diary (2008) "Claire Denis, a Stranger Cinema," Harvard Film Archive