Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier...

"This is the story of a search, that of a woman in pursuit of her own identity. This woman, Marie-Noëlle Kauffmann, ventures into the world of representation, meets four characters who, each in their own way, give her a key to cross the five sequences/initiations of the film which are all benchmarks that she must absolutely cross to have an answer to the question: Can cinema help find a lost balance?" -Gerard Courant

Directed by Gérard Courant, Je meurs de soif, j'étouffe, je ne puis crier... leans on a strong ensemble — Marie-Noëlle Kauffmann, Gina Lola Benzina, F.J. Ossang — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1979.