Too Beautiful for You

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).

Too Beautiful for You
Theatrical release poster
FrenchTrop belle pour toi
Directed byBertrand Blier
Written byBertrand Blier
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byClaudine Merlin
Production
companies
Distributed byAMLF
Release date
  • 12 May 1989 (1989-05-12) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$15 million[1]

Synopsis

Bernard Barthélémy, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to an 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 Chevassu
  • Gérard Depardieu as Bernard Barthélémy
  • Carole Bouquet as Florence Barthélémy
  • François Cluzet as Pascal Chevassu
  • Rolland Blanche as Marcello
  • Myriam Boyer as Geneviève
  • Denise Chalem as Lorène
  • Didier Bénureau as Léonce
  • Philippe Loffredo as Tanguy
  • Stéphane Auberghen as Paula
  • Jean-Louis Cordina as Gaby
  • Jean-Paul Farré as the pianist
  • Richard Martin as the man on the tram
  • Philippe Faure as Colette's husband
  • Juana Marques as the daughter
  • Flavien Lebarbé as the son
  • Sylvie Orcier as Marie-Catherine (uncredited)

Reception

The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.[1]

Accolades
Award Year Category Recipient Result
Cannes Film Festival 1989 Grand Prix[2] Bertrand Blier Won[lower-alpha 1]
César Awards 1990 Best Film Won
Best Actor Gérard Depardieu Nominated
Best Actress Carole Bouquet Won
Best Supporting Actor Roland Blanche Nominated
Best Director Bertrand Blier Won
Best Writing Won
Best Cinematography Philippe Rousselot Nominated
Best Editing Claudine Merlin Won
Best Production Design Théobald Meurisse Nominated

Notes
  1. Tied with Cinema Paradiso

References
  1. "Trop belle pour toi (1989)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Too Beautiful for You". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 1 August 2009.


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