Too Beautiful for You
| Too Beautiful for You | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| French | Trop belle pour toi |
| Directed by | Bertrand Blier |
| Written by | Bertrand Blier |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Claudine Merlin |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $15 million[1] |
Too Beautiful for You (French: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard (Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of France, who is cheating on his beautiful wife (Carole Bouquet) with his ordinary-looking secretary (Josiane Balasko).
Premise[]
Bernard Barthélémy, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to a exceptionally beautiful woman, Florence, but he falls in love with a plain-looking but warm-hearted woman, Colette, who has been hired as a temp secretary at his dealership. This relationship will change his life. The film features surreal, fantasy sequences and a non-linear timeline.
Cast[]
- Josiane Balasko as Colette
- Carole Bouquet as Florence
- Gérard Depardieu as Bernard Barthélémy
- as Marcello
- François Cluzet as Pascal
- as Léonce
- as Tanguy
- as Marie-Catherine
- Myriam Boyer as Geneviève
- as The son
- as The daughter
- as Lorène
- as Gaby
- as Paula
Reception[]
The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.[1]
Accolades[]
- 1989 Prix spécial du jury at the Cannes Film Festival[2]
- 1990 received five César Awards :
References[]
- ^ a b "Trop belle pour toi (1989)". JP's Box-Office.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Too Beautiful for You". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
External links[]
- Too Beautiful for You at IMDb
- Too Beautiful for You at AllMovie
- Too Beautiful for You at Box Office Mojo
- Too Beautiful for You at Rotten Tomatoes
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