Would I Lie to You? (film)

La Vérité si je mens ! (French pronunciation: [la.ve.ʁi.te.siʒ.mɑ̃] ; English title: Would I Lie to You?) is a 1997 French film, directed by Thomas Gilou. It was followed by a sequel, La Vérité si je mens ! 2, in 2001, and a third movie La vérité si je mens ! 3, in 2012.

La Vérité si je mens !
Directed byThomas Gilou
Written byGérard Bitton
Produced byVertigo and Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
StarringBruno Solo
Richard Anconina
Vincent Elbaz
Aure Atika
Gilbert Melki
José Garcia
Amira Casar
Valérie Benguigui
Music byAlvaro Gomez Orozco
Release date
  • 30 April 1997 (1997-04-30)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4 million
Box office$66.4 million[1]

Plot

In Paris, Eddie Vuibert (Richard Anconina) is an unemployed man in financial difficulty. A rich Jewish cloth manufacturer takes Eddie into his corporation out of pity because he mistakenly believes him to be Jewish as well. Eddie rapidly integrates in the Parisian Jewish textile community and rises as a sales manager. He continues his masquerade of pretending to be Ashkenazi Jew in order to woo his boss's daughter (played by Amira Casar).

Reception

The film was the highest-grossing French film for the year.[2] The film was nominated for two César Awards: Casar for Most Promising Actress,[3] and José Garcia for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Serge Benamou.[4]

Sequels

A sequel, La Vérité si je mens ! 2, was released in 2001 and was even more popular in France with 7.8 million admissions, the second highest-grossing film for the year in France behind Amélie.[5][6] A third film, La Vérité si je mens ! 3, followed in 2012.

References
  1. "La Vérité si je mens! (1997)". jpbox-office.com.
  2. Groves, Don (19 February 2001). "'Hannibal' appeals to all tastes o'seas". Variety. p. 12.
  3. Mayorga, Emilio (1 April 2016). "Series Mania TV Fest Unveils Jury Members". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. Coulaud, François (31 January 2017). "La vérité si je mens: vingt ans après les stars du film culte ont-ils changé?". Telestar.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. James, Alison (10 September 2001). "France to sequels: moi aussi". Variety. p. 14.
  6. James, Alison (24 December 2001). "Homegrown pix gain in Europe". Variety. p. 7.


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