Jean Leloup-- Isabelle (J'te déteste)

So... compare this Jean LeLoup video to the one I posted a while back-- that one was a weird road trip through the underworld, with all those un-dead people in the car. Here, it's more of a French new wave cinema road trip, through heartbreak. Over a love affair with, um, a girl? A woman? Maybe?

Anyway, the song is "Isabelle, Je t'deteste"-- i.e. Isabelle, I hate you.


The opening dialogue has him (or an actor) showing us a photo, telling us how love is dumb, the people in the photo are dumb, and romantic pictures are dumb. He is tearing the picture up when the shopkeeper comes out.

Shopkeeper: Hey, Jean, what're you doing destroying a nice picture like that?

Jean: Hey, listen man, firstly, I didn't ask for your dialogue or opinion. Two, mind your own business. Thirdly, I don't have the time to talk to you. Fourth, I don't have a heart anymore

Shopkeeper: Hey, woah, woah, Mr. Twit. Five: stop yr theatrics. Six: damnit there's nothing to do-- Love is stronger than the earth. Seven: you might be right there, but if you don't have a heart, I'll give you a heart-- here, ok? ok? Look. Whaddya think?

Jean (laughing, relieved): Hey, yeah, yeah, for sure, yeah man!

Shopkeeper: Good luck!

Jean: Yah, yeah, ciao, ciao!

Shopkeeper: HEY! DON'T FORGET TO SAY... LOVE IS NOT DEAD!

Jean (running away): YEAH! Ha ha! LOVE'S NOT DEAD!

Shopkeeper, to camera: EIGHTHLY... lucky bastard! Lucky bastard!


And then the song begins.