Why Not Me? (film)

Why Not Me? (French: Pourquoi pas moi?)(Spanish: ¿Entiendes?) is a 1999 French-Spanish comedy film written and directed by Stéphane Giusti. The film stars Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, and Alexandra London.

Why Not Me?
French	Pourquoi pas moi?
Directed by	Stéphane Giusti
Written by	Stéphane Giusti
Produced by	Caroline Adrian Marie Masmonteil
Starring	Amira Casar Julie Gayet Bruno Putzulu Alexandra London
Cinematography	Antoine Roch
Edited by	Catherine Schwartz
Production company	Elzévir Films
Distributed by	UGC Fox Distribution
Release dates	6 January 1999 (1999-01-06) (France) 21 October 1999 (1999-10-21) (Spain)
Running time	95 mins.
Countries	France Spain Switzerland[1]
Language	French

Plot

In Barcelona, Camille, Eva, Ariane and their friend Nico are out as lesbian and gay to almost everyone, and they decide that the time has come to tell all their parents about their sexual orientation. To make it possible, Camille's liberal mother hosts a party at her home with the unsuspecting parents invited.^[2]

Cast

• Amira Casar as Camille
• Julie Gayet as Eva
• Bruno Putzulu as Nico
• Alexandra London as Ariane
• Carmen Chaplin as Lili
• Johnny Hallyday as José
• Marie-France Pisier as Irene
• Brigitte Roüan as Josepha
• Assumpta Serna as Diane
• Elli Medeiros as Malou
• Vittoria Scognamiglio as Sara
• Jean-Claude Dauphin as Alain
• Joan Crosas as Tony
• Montse Mostaza as Tina
• Marta Gil as Clara
• Cedric Dupuy as Frenchie

Accolades

Why Not Me? won the Best Lesbian Feature at the 1999 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, followed by the Audience Award and the Jury Award for Best Fiction Feature at the 2000 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.^[3]