Too Beautiful for You (1989)

Name: Too Beautiful for You
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1989-10-21
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Josiane Balasko, Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, François Cluzet, Myriam Boyer

Too Beautiful for You (1989), directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Josiane Balasko and Gérard Depardieu.

10/21/1989 BR Comedy, Drama and Romance 1h 31m

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A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair. Though it would seem it has happened before his wife finds this particular entanglement of her husband's very difficult to accept.

Philippe RousselotCinematography
Bertrand BlierDirector, Screenplay
Claudine MerlinEditing
Catherine Blier ForinProducer

About the film

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).

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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.

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Reception

The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.

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Too Beautiful for You at IMDb

Too Beautiful for You at AlloCiné (in French)

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Too Beautiful for You at Rotten Tomatoes

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Trivia

It premiered on October 21, 1989, a Saturday.
It runs 1h31 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Trop belle pour toi".
It won 1 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix among them.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCiné Valse, DD Productions, Orly Films, Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF), TF1 Films Production
CountriesFrance
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Awards

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 1989

Nominations

César Award for Best Actress 1990

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Marseille

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Philippe Rousselot Cinematography
Bertrand Blier Director
Claudine Merlin Editing
Catherine Blier Forin Producer
Francis Lai Original music
Bertrand Blier Screenplay

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What is Too Beautiful for You about?

Too Beautiful for You: A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair. Though it would seem it has happened before his wife finds this particular entanglement of her husband's very dif…

Who directed Too Beautiful for You?

Too Beautiful for You was directed by Bertrand Blier in 1989.

Who stars in Too Beautiful for You?

The cast of Too Beautiful for You includes Josiane Balasko, Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, François Cluzet and Myriam Boyer.

How long is Too Beautiful for You?

Too Beautiful for You runs for 91 minutes, or 1h31.

What awards did Too Beautiful for You win?

Too Beautiful for You has 1 recorded awards, among them Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix.