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Men, Women: A User's Manual

1996 · 122 min

A breezy, talky French ensemble piece that drifts between chance encounters, romantic tangles and gentle philosophising about men and women.

Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Tapie, Alessandra Martines
Overview
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.

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Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Tapie, Alessandra Martines
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • friendship
  • healing
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Written by
Claude Lelouch, René Bonnell
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Tapie, Alessandra Martines, Pierre Arditi, Caroline Cellier, Ticky Holgado, Ophélie Winter, Patrick Husson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
122 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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