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1989 film by Bertrand Blier

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

Josiane Balasko as Colette Chevassu
Gérard Depardieu as Bernard Barthélémy
Carole Bouquet as Florence Barthélémy
François Cluzet as Pascal Chevassu
Rolland Blanche [fr] as Marcello
Myriam Boyer as Geneviève
Denise Chalem [fr] as Lorène
Didier Bénureau [fr] as Léonce
Philippe Loffredo as Tanguy
Stéphane Auberghen as Paula
Jean-Louis Cordina as Gaby
Jean-Paul Farré [fr] as the pianist
Richard Martin as the man on the tram
Philippe Faure [fr] as Colette's husband
Juana Marques as the daughter
Flavien Lebarbé as the son
Sylvie Orcier [fr] as Marie-Catherine (uncredited)

Reception

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

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Recipient	Result
Cannes Film Festival	1989	Grand Prix	Bertrand Blier	Won
César Awards	1990	Best Film		Won
		Best Actor	Gérard Depardieu	Nominated
		Best Actress	Carole Bouquet	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Roland Blanche	Nominated
		Best Director	Bertrand Blier	Won
		Best Writing	Bertrand Blier	Won
		Best Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot	Nominated
		Best Editing	Claudine Merlin	Won
		Best Production Design	Théobald Meurisse	Nominated

Notes

Tied with Cinema Paradiso

References

^ "Trop belle pour toi (1989)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
"Festival de Cannes: Too Beautiful for You". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 1 August 2009.

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

v t e Films directed by Bertrand Blier
Filmography
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v t e Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
1967–2000	Accident / I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) Ådalen 31 (1969) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) Johnny Got His Gun / Taking Off (1971) Solaris (1972) The Mother and the Whore (1973) Arabian Nights (1974) The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975) Cría Cuervos / The Marquise of O (1976) Bye Bye Monkey / The Shout (1978) Siberiade (1979) My American Uncle (1980) Light Years Away (1981) The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Diary for My Children (1984) Birdy (1985) The Sacrifice (1986) Repentance (1987) A World Apart (1988) Cinema Paradiso / Too Beautiful for You (1989) The Sting of Death / Tilaï (1990) La Belle Noiseuse (1991) The Stolen Children (1992) Faraway, So Close! (1993) Burnt by the Sun / To Live (1994) Ulysses' Gaze (1995) Breaking the Waves (1996) The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Life Is Beautiful (1998) Humanité (1999) Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
2001–present	The Piano Teacher (2001) The Man Without a Past (2002) Uzak (2003) Oldboy (2004) Broken Flowers (2005) Flanders (2006) The Mourning Forest (2007) Gomorrah (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) The Kid with a Bike / Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) Reality (2012) Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) The Wonders (2014) Son of Saul (2015) It's Only the End of the World (2016) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) BlacKkKlansman (2018) Atlantics (2019) Compartment No. 6 / A Hero (2021) Close / Stars at Noon (2022) The Zone of Interest (2023) All We Imagine as Light (2024)

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

1967–2000

Accident / I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967)
Ådalen 31 (1969)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Johnny Got His Gun / Taking Off (1971)
Solaris (1972)
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Arabian Nights (1974)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975)
Cría Cuervos / The Marquise of O (1976)
Bye Bye Monkey / The Shout (1978)
Siberiade (1979)
My American Uncle (1980)
Light Years Away (1981)
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Diary for My Children (1984)
Birdy (1985)
The Sacrifice (1986)
Repentance (1987)
A World Apart (1988)
Cinema Paradiso / Too Beautiful for You (1989)
The Sting of Death / Tilaï (1990)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
The Stolen Children (1992)
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Burnt by the Sun / To Live (1994)
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1998)
Humanité (1999)
Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

2001–present

The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
Uzak (2003)
Oldboy (2004)
Broken Flowers (2005)
Flanders (2006)
The Mourning Forest (2007)
Gomorrah (2008)
A Prophet (2009)
Of Gods and Men (2010)
The Kid with a Bike / Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Reality (2012)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The Wonders (2014)
Son of Saul (2015)
It's Only the End of the World (2016)
BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Atlantics (2019)
Compartment No. 6 / A Hero (2021)
Close / Stars at Noon (2022)
The Zone of Interest (2023)
All We Imagine as Light (2024)

v t e César Award for Best Film
Le vieux fusil (1976) Monsieur Klein (1977) Providence (1978) L'argent des autres (1979) Tess (1980) The Last Metro (1981) Quest for Fire (1982) La Balance (1983) Le Bal and À Nos Amours (1984, tie) My New Partner (1985) Three Men and a Cradle (1986) Thérèse (1987) Au revoir les enfants (1988) Camille Claudel (1989) Too Beautiful for You (1990) Cyrano de Bergerac (1991) Tous les Matins du Monde (1992) Savage Nights (1993) Smoking/No Smoking (1994) Wild Reeds (1995) La Haine (1996) Ridicule (1997) Same Old Song (1998) The Dreamlife of Angels (1999) Venus Beauty Institute (2000) The Taste of Others (2001) Amélie (2002) The Pianist (2003) The Barbarian Invasions (2004) Games of Love and Chance (2005) The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2006) Lady Chatterley (2007) The Secret of the Grain (2008) Séraphine (2009) A Prophet (2010) Of Gods and Men (2011) The Artist (2012) Amour (2013) Me, Myself and Mum (2014) Timbuktu (2015) Fatima (2016) Elle (2017) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2018) Custody (2019) Les Misérables (2020) Bye Bye Morons (2021) Lost Illusions (2022) The Night of the 12th (2023) Anatomy of a Fall (2024)

César Award for Best Film

Le vieux fusil (1976)
Monsieur Klein (1977)
Providence (1978)
L'argent des autres (1979)
Tess (1980)
The Last Metro (1981)
Quest for Fire (1982)
La Balance (1983)
Le Bal and À Nos Amours (1984, tie)
My New Partner (1985)
Three Men and a Cradle (1986)
Thérèse (1987)
Au revoir les enfants (1988)
Camille Claudel (1989)
Too Beautiful for You (1990)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1991)
Tous les Matins du Monde (1992)
Savage Nights (1993)
Smoking/No Smoking (1994)
Wild Reeds (1995)
La Haine (1996)
Ridicule (1997)
Same Old Song (1998)
The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)
Venus Beauty Institute (2000)
The Taste of Others (2001)
Amélie (2002)
The Pianist (2003)
The Barbarian Invasions (2004)
Games of Love and Chance (2005)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2006)
Lady Chatterley (2007)
The Secret of the Grain (2008)
Séraphine (2009)
A Prophet (2010)
Of Gods and Men (2011)
The Artist (2012)
Amour (2013)
Me, Myself and Mum (2014)
Timbuktu (2015)
Fatima (2016)
Elle (2017)
BPM (Beats per Minute) (2018)
Custody (2019)
Les Misérables (2020)
Bye Bye Morons (2021)
Lost Illusions (2022)
The Night of the 12th (2023)
Anatomy of a Fall (2024)

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