I Don't Kiss (1991)

"I Don't Kiss" (also known as "J'embrasse pas") is a French drama. It traces a young man's slide into hustling on the streets of Paris. Emmanuelle Beart plays a sex worker who takes him under her wing. She brings real rawness to the part. The film earns its place in the archive through a nude scene. It catches her stripping away any glamour for something far more unguarded. Helene Vincent fills out the cast in a smaller, memorable turn. Only 1 scene from the film sits on the site right now. Still, it's a striking clip worth revisiting for anyone drawn to Beart's earlier, riskier work.