Too Beautiful for You (1989)
- Starring:
- Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bertrand Blier
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Bertrand Blier's films have explored the sometimes misogynistic sexuality of younger men, but here he offers an absorbing, funny, and moving take on a middle-aged man's adulterous affair. Gerard Depardieu stars as Bernard, an affluent car dealer who finds himself in the grip of a violent passion for his new secretary, a rather plain-looking, middle-aged woman played by Josiane Balasko. Seemingly a happily married man with a beautiful wife (Carole Bouquet) and children, he can't understand what is happening as his life is turned upside down. While it may seem that Blier simply enjoys tweaking convention, he's clearly after far more than laughs given the tenderness he finds in the scenes between the adulterous lovers. Bernard's age has suddenly made him more vulnerable, a state of emotion that he realizes Colette grasps intuitively. Depardieu and French comedienne Balasko make a completely believable couple, and the photography of the great Philippe Rousselot is stunning. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu - Bernard Barthelemy
- Carole Bouquet - Florence Barthelemy/Neighbor
- François Cluzet - Pascal Chevassu
- Myriam Boyer - Genevieve
- Stephano Auberghen - Paula
- Richard Martin - Man on the Tram
- Jean-Louis Cordina - Gaby
- Philippe Faure - Colette's Husband
- Francois Loffredo - Tanguy
- Josiane Balasko - Colette Chevassu
- Roland Blanche - Marcello
- Didier Benureau - Leonce
- Sylvie Orcier - Marie-Catherine
- Sylvie Simon - Receptionist
- Denise Chalem - Lorene
- Jean-Paul Farré - Pianist
- Flavien Lebarbe - Son
- Juana Marques - Daughter
- Director(s):
- Bertrand Blier
- Writer(s):
- Bertrand Blier
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Adult Language, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Adult Situations)
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- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - Cannes Film Festival - Special Jury Grand Prix
- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - French Academy of Cinema - Best Original Screenplay
- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - French Academy of Cinema - Best Editing
- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - French Academy of Cinema - Best Actress
- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - French Academy of Cinema - Best Director
- 1989 - Too Beautiful for You - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
