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Too Beautiful for You

1989 · 91 min

A wry, tender French affair drama that drifts between reality and fantasy, asking what desire really sees.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Bertrand Blier
Written by
Bertrand Blier
Starring
Josiane Balasko, Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, François Cluzet, Myriam Boyer, Denise Chalem, Didier Bénureau, Roland Blanche
Music
Francis Lai
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
91 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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