He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open | |
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Directed by | Jacques Deray |
Screenplay by | Jacques Deray Michel Audiard |
Based on | He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond |
Produced by | Jacques Deray |
Starring | Charlotte Rampling Michel Serrault Xavier Deluc Élisabeth Depardieu Gérard Darmon |
Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
Edited by | |
Music by | Claude Bolling |
Distributed by | StudioCanal |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $7.5 million[1] |
He Died with His Eyes Open (original title: On ne meurt que deux fois) is a 1985 French erotic neo-noir thriller film directed by Jacques Deray. It was based on the 1984 English-language novel He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond. It starred Charlotte Rampling and Michel Serrault. The film won the César Award for Best Cinematography. Charlotte Rampling and Michel Serrault were nominated for César Award for Best Actor and Actress.[2]
Plot[]
Charly Berliner, a pianist, is found dead beside a railway track. The inspector in charge of the investigation, Robert Staniland, arrives at the victim's home to search for clues. As he listens to the tapes recorded by Berliner in which he confesses his love for a mysterious woman named Barbara, the latter turns up unexpectedly and confesses to the crime.
Cast[]
- Michel Serrault as Inspector Robert Staniland
- Charlotte Rampling as Barbara Spark
- Xavier Deluc as Marc Spark
- Élisabeth Depardieu as Margo Berliner
- Jean-Paul Roussillon as Léonce
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Moulard
- Julie Jézéquel as Sophie
- Albert Delpy as Forensic scientist
- Riton Liebman as Éric Berliner
- Gérard Darmon as Jean-Loup Soeren
- Jean-Pierre Bacri as The barman
Accolades[]
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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César Awards | Best Actor | Michel Serrault | Nominated |
Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Xavier Deluc | Nominated | |
Best Writing | Michel Audiard and Jacques Deray | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Jean Penzer | Won | |
Best Original Music | Claude Bolling | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Henri Lanoë | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | François de Lamothe | Nominated | |
Montreal World Film Festival | Jury Prize | Won |
References[]
- ^ "On ne meurt que deux fois (1985) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "Jacques Deray obituary". Independent. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.[dead link]
External links[]
- 1985 films
- French-language films
- French crime thriller films
- French mystery films
- 1980s French-language films
- French crime drama films
- French films
- French erotic drama films
- 1980s crime drama films
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Jacques Deray
- Incest in film
- Political thriller films
- French neo-noir films
- French detective films
- 1980s erotic thriller films
- 1980s erotic drama films
- 1985 drama films
- Films scored by Claude Bolling
- 1980s French film stubs
- Erotic thriller film stubs