Carole Bouquet, Denise Chalem, Didier Benureau, François Cluzet, Gérard Depardieu ...( see more  see more... ) , Josiane Balasko , Myriam Boyer , Philippe Loffredo , Roland Blanche

Handsome car salesman Bernard Barthélémy is the envy of all his friends. He seemingly has it all: a steady job, nice house and a beautiful wife. But what they don't know is that Bernard is u...( read more  read more... )tterly unfulfilled by all of these things. He begins an affair with Colette, his somewhat frumpy temporary secretary -- and falls hopelessly in love. It's the most satisfying relationship of his life, but it just might cost him everything he has.

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R, 91 min.

Directed by: Bertrand Blier

Release Date: September 22, 1989

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003

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  • January 28, 2009
    I liked it, although the editing is poorly done and sometimes very confusing! Not quite sure what the message is, either...
  • September 3, 2009
    Sujet classique traité de manière singulière. Reflexion d'une grande finesse sur le couple, l'adultère, la passion, la beauté, le regard des autres.
    Le trio Bouquet-Depardieu-Balasko est excellent.
  • December 28, 2008
    More bizarro comedy from Blier, with a man cheating on his gorgeous wife with the plain secretary he feels more connected to and loved by, but the film eventually jumps off the rails by basically making no one happy in the situation, leaving the viewer to wonder why they watched ...( read more)it in the first place.

    The director's odd stylistic choices continue to draw me into renting his films, but I think I'm more drawn to his style than my actual appreciation of his story or message.

    Worth a rental.
  • February 26, 2008
    Mais il m'emmerde à la fin votre Schubert!

    Un conte contemporain sur la moralité de l'adultère, sur l'amour comme vraie source d'expression. Le film abat des conventions, ça va de soi, et remet en question certaines moralités établies depuis plusieurs siècles. Effectivement, ima...( read more)ginez-vous Bernard Barthélémy, un bourgeois français, comblé par la vie qui l'accable de richesse et qui l'a doté d'une belle femme fidèle qui l'aime éperdument et qui fait l'envie de tous. Au bout du compte, je m'aperçois que ça sonne comme bon nombre de scénarios populaires, mais le traitement de Blier est si particulier que le film se démarque par bon nombre d'aspects. Franchement, je peux bien vous avouer qu'il est si particulier que j'affirmerai que je n'ai jamais vu d'autres films avec un traitement semblable.

    Donc, ce fameux Bernard Barthélémy, curieusement, un beau matin, tombe amoureux de sa secrétaire, une femme qui possède très peu de charme, un peu bouffie et le sourire inexistant. La course à la moralité s'enclenche donc, et Blier tente, par l'entremise de ses personnages, d'éveiller en le spectateur une ouverture d'esprit différente qui témoigne de la franchise du 21e siècle.
  • June 28, 2007
    This movie doesn't really explain itself. It jumps all over and gets really confusing. Additionally, I don't feel connected to any of the characters...I feel like the impact and reasoning of the affair could have been better portrayed.
  • January 27, 2007
    beautiful, elegant and clever,very fine acting,
    french film as it should be!

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