To Have (or Not) (French: En avoir (ou pas)) is a 1995 French romantic drama film written and directed by Laetitia Masson, at her feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.
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Cast
Sandrine Kiberlain as Alice
Arnaud Giovaninetti as Bruno
Roschdy Zem as Joseph
Laetitia Palermo as Hélène
Didier Flamand as the recruiter
Mehdi Belhaj Kacem as the writer
Nathalie Villeneuve as Christelle
Lise Lamétrie as Annette
Coralie Trinh Thi as the prostitute
Daniel Kiberlain as Alice's father
Claire Denis as Alice's mother
Release
The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Window on Images sidebar.
Reception
For this film Sandrine Kiberlain won the César Award for Best Female Revelation.
Variety's critic David Stratton described the film as a "engaging", and wrote: "To Have (Or Not) has the authentic feel of being in touch with the problems and concerns of today’s youth". Stephen Holden from The New York Times referred to it as a "prickly realist film" that is "superbly acted". Time Out also praised the film, describing it as "well observed, intelligently written, and finally quite moving".