Too Beautiful for You (1989)
Directed by Bertrand Blier
Genres - Romance, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Marriage Drama, Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Mar 2, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Michael Costello
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.
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beauty [physical], extramarital-affair, love-triangle, middle-age, secretary
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High Artistic Quality