This Sweet Sickness (1977)
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French filmmaker Claude Miller's This Sweet Sickness is based on a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, of Strangers on a Train fame. In the original, the murder-protagonist was a psychotic, pure and simple (if such words are appropriate here!) In Miller's version, the "hero,"… More French filmmaker Claude Miller's This Sweet Sickness is based on a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, of Strangers on a Train fame. In the original, the murder-protagonist was a psychotic, pure and simple (if such words are appropriate here!) In Miller's version, the "hero," David, is a pathetic creature, motivated by humiliation and sexual inadequacy; thus the emphasis is not on his heinous crimes but on his warped personality. The director's noirish decision to stage much of the action in the dark, or the rain, or both, is a function of David's deep depression. As in his other films, Miller uses water as an omen of evil; you've seldom seen a more foreboding swimming pool than the one in This Sweet Sickness. The film was originally released as Dites-lui que je l'aime. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Miller
- Written By
- Luc Béraud, Claude Miller
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1977 Wide
- On DVD
- May 23, 1994
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
as David
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Christian Clavier
as Francois
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Jacques Denis
as Gerard
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Dominique Laffin
as Lise
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Miou-Miou
as Juliette
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Claude Piéplu
as Choulin
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Josiane Balasko
as Nadine
