Too Beautiful for You (French: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French 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's cheating on his beautiful wife (Carole Bouquet) with his ordinary-looking secretary (Josiane Balasko).
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Directed by | Bertrand Blier |
Written by | Bertrand Blier |
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Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
Edited by | Claudine Merlin |
Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $15 million |
Screenplay
Barthélémy Bernard, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to a beautiful woman, Florence, but he falls in love with a very plain-looking woman, Colette, who has been hired as an interim secretary to his store. This relationship will change his life, as much as Schubert's music.
- Gérard Depardieu as Bernard
- Josiane Balasko as Colette
- Carole Bouquet as Florence
- Rolland Blanche as Marcello
- François Cluzet as Pascal
- Didier Bénureau as Léonce
- Philippe Loffredo as Tanguy
- Sylvie Orcier as Marie-Catherine
- Myriam Boyer as Geneviève
- Flavien Lebarbé as The son
- Juana Marques as The daughter
- Denise Chalem as Lorène
- Jean-Louis Cordina as Gaby
- Stéphane Auberghen as Paula
- Philippe Faure as Colette's husband
- Jean-Paul Farré as The pianist
The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.
- 1989 Prix spécial du jury at the Cannes Film Festival
- 1990 received five César Awards :
- César Award for Best Film
- César Award for Best Writing
- César Award for Best Director
- César Award for Best Actress (Carole Bouquet)
- César Award for Best Editing