Yes, But...

2001 film by Yves Lavandier

18 April 2001 (2001-04-18)

Running time

104 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$2.2 millionBox office$840,000^[1]

Yes, But... (French: Oui, mais...) is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Yves Lavandier, dealing with brief therapy and teenage sexuality.

Plot

Attracted but also frightened by her sexuality, a teenage girl undergoes a brief therapy with a warm, humorous and competent psychotherapist.

Cast

Émilie Dequenne as Eglantine Laville
Gérard Jugnot as Erwann Moenner
Alix de Konopka as Mme Laville
Cyrille Thouvenin as Sébastien
Patrick Bonnel as M. Laville
Vanessa Jarry as Françoise

Background

Yes, But... shows a brief therapy (and not a psychoanalysis) with all its techniques: transactional analysis, gestalt, Ericksonian hypnosis, systemic therapy, paradoxical prescriptions, humor, visualisation.

Richard Fisch, director of the Brief Therapy Center in Palo Alto, called Yes, But... "a gem". Psychotherapist Alan D. Entin says Yes, But... gives a very accurate portrayal of his occupation.