Read My Lips (Sur mes lèvres) (2001)
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97% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
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A woman looking for love finds a man who leads her into a life of crime in this thriller. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) is a woman in her mid-twenties who works as a secretary in a real estate office. More cute than pretty, Carla is shy by nature, and the fact that she has a hearing problem has made her… More A woman looking for love finds a man who leads her into a life of crime in this thriller. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) is a woman in her mid-twenties who works as a secretary in a real estate office. More cute than pretty, Carla is shy by nature, and the fact that she has a hearing problem has made her all the more withdrawn. While she longs for a relationship with a man, she finds herself living vicariously through her friend Annie (Olivia Bonamy), a single parent who dates often while Carla babysits her child. Carla makes the acquaintance of Paul (Vincent Cassel), a rough-hewn small-time criminal who has just been released from prison on parole. While Carla ought to know better, she finds herself strongly attracted to Paul, and Paul responds in kind. But before long, it becomes obvious that Paul is having an influence on Carla's normally stable nature; eager to get even with a co-worker who had wronged her, Carla persuades Paul to steal one of her company's files, which makes things more than a bit difficult for Carla's rival. Carla and Paul's actions go from malicious to seriously criminal when Paul hatches a scheme to rob a nightclub owner to whom he owes money -- a scheme that involves Carla's keen skill as a lip reader. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jacques Audiard
- Written By
- Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 19, 2002 Limited
- Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Audiard has created one of those rare, commercially released movies that trades in actual, honest-to-god surprise.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Having changed into action gear, the picture never looks back, leaving two people who seemed wonderfully unique to do things that are cinematically trite.
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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
See it now, before the inevitable Hollywood remake flattens out all its odd, intriguing wrinkles.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be. But it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Read My Lips works on many levels, one being a fresh take on the 'office romance,' but a romance that evolves in a strictly nontraditional way.
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Cast
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Vincent Cassel
as Paul Angeli
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Emmanuelle Devos
as Carla Behm
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Olivier Gourmet
as Marchand
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Olivia Bonamy
as Annie
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Olivier Perrier
as Masson
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Bernard Alane
as Morel
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Cecile Samie
as Josie Marchand
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David Saracino
as Richard Carambo
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Christophe Vandevelde
as Louis Carambo
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Pierre Diot
as Keller
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Serge Boutleroff
as Mammouth
- Celine Samie
- Christophe Van de Velde
- François Loriquet
