To Have (or Not)

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To Have
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Directed by Laetitia Masson
Screenplay byLaetitia Masson
Produced byGeorges Benayoun
Francois Cuel
Starring Sandrine Kiberlain
Arnaud Giovaninetti
Cinematography Caroline Champetier
Edited by Yann Dedet
Babeth Si Ramdane
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
LanguageFrench

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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Plot

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Window on Images sidebar. [1]

Reception

For this film Sandrine Kiberlain won the César Award for Best Female Revelation. [2]

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". [1] Stephen Holden from The New York Times referred to it as a "prickly realist film" that is "superbly acted". [3] Time Out also praised the film, describing it as "well observed, intelligently written, and finally quite moving". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Stratton, David (9 October 1995). "To Have". Variety . Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "César du meilleur espoir féminin : toutes les lauréates depuis 1983". Paris Match (in French). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Holden, Stephen (2 April 1996). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW;Love Is Blind. Sometimes That's Good". The New York Times . Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "En avoir". Time Out . 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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