Read My Lips (film)
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Centre National de la Cinématographie (aid) | |
Distributed by | Pathé Films (France) Magnolia Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $8.8 million[1] |
Box office | $5.4 million[2] |
Read My Lips (
Plot
The film is set partially in the business offices and partially in the underworld of Paris. Carla, a lonely woman burdened by lack of respect from her co-workers and her only friend, Annie, begins to change after a younger man enters her life.
Carla is introduced immediately with a shot of her putting in her
The first applicant to be her assistant, Paul, is an ex-convict who is not technically qualified to be Carla's assistant, but she hires him. Paul's affable nature and "bad boy" spirit relieve Carla's loneliness and open up new possibilities for her. She rebuffs his initial clumsy sexual advances, but gradually they become a team, using creative but questionable methods to improve Carla's position at work.
Paul convinces her to help him – by using her
Marchand discovers the theft, thinks Paul stole the money, catches and beats him. Carla and Paul engineer his escape and the robbery's total success. As the movie ends, she instigates their making out for the first time in the car.
Cast
- Vincent Cassel : Paul Angeli
- Emmanuelle Devos : Carla Behm
- Olivier Gourmet : Marchand
- Olivia Bonamy : Annie
- Olivier Perrier : Masson
- Bernard Alane : Morel
- Céline Samie [fr] : Josie
- Pierre Diot : Keller
- François Loriquet : Jean-François
- Serge Boutleroff : Mammouth
- David Saracino : Richard Carambo
- Christophe Vandevelde : Louis Carambo
- Bô Gaultier de Kermoal [fr] : Le Barman
- Loïc Le Page : Quentin
- Nathalie Lacroix : L'Empoloyée ANPE
- Laurent Valo : Le jeune sourd du café
- Christiane Cohendy : Mathilde
- Isabelle Caubère : Jeanne
- Chloé Mons : Boubou
- Patrick Steltzer : Lehaleur
- Patrick Wintousky : Le chef de chantier
- Gladys Gambie : Danseuse n° 1
- Maurine Nicot : Danseuse n° 2
- Keena : Danseuse n° 3
Awards and nominations
- César Awards (France)[3]
- Won: Best Actress – Leading Role (Emmanuelle Devos)
- Won: Best Sound (Cyril Holtz and Pascal Villard)
- Won: Best Writing (Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Vincent Cassel)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Mathieu Vadepied)
- Nominated: Best Director (Jacques Audiard)
- Nominated: Best Editing (Juliette Welfling)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Music (Alexandre Desplat)
- European Film Awards[4]
- Nominated: Best Actress (Emmanuelle Devos)
- Nominated: Best Screenwriter (Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista)
- Nominated: Audience Award – Best Actor (Vincent Cassel)
- Nominated: Audience Award – Best Actress (Emmanuelle Devos)
- Newport Film Festival (USA)[5]
- Won: Best Actress (Emmanuelle Devos)
- Won: Best Director (Jacques Audiard)
See also
References
- ^ "Sur mes lèvres (2001)". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ "Read My Lips". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Acting surprises at Cesars but Amelie wins top two". Screen. March 3, 2002. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Read My Lips / Sur mes lèvres". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "FESTIVALS: From Chowder to Truth; Newport's Standouts Better Than Fiction". IndieWire. 2002-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
External links
- Read My Lips at IMDb
- Read My Lips at Rotten Tomatoes
- Read My Lips at AllMovie