Too Beautiful for You

Too Beautiful for You
Theatrical release poster
French	Trop belle pour toi
Directed by	Bertrand Blier
Written by	Bertrand Blier
Starring	Josiane Balasko Carole Bouquet Gérard Depardieu
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Claudine Merlin
Production companies	Ciné Valse D.D. Productions Orly Films SEDIF TF1 Films Production
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	12 May 1989 (1989-05-12) (France)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$15 million

Too Beautiful for You (French: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard (Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of France, who is cheating on his beautiful wife (Carole Bouquet) with his ordinary-looking secretary (Josiane Balasko).

Synopsis

Bernard Barthélémy, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to an exceptionally beautiful woman, Florence, but he falls in love with a plain-looking but warm-hearted woman, Colette, who has been hired as a temp secretary at his dealership. This relationship will change his life. The film features surreal, fantasy sequences and a non-linear timeline.

Cast

Reception

The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.

Accolades

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References

External links

• Too Beautiful for You at IMDb 
• Too Beautiful for You at AlloCiné (in French)
• Too Beautiful for You at Box Office Mojo
• Too Beautiful for You at Rotten Tomatoes

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