My Man ( Mon homme )

My Man (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mon homme
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Ceasar Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Bertrand Blier

Written By:
Bertrand Blier

Actors:
Anouk Grinberg ..... Marie Abarth
Gérard Lanvin ..... Jeannot
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ..... Sanguine
Olivier Martinez ..... Jean-François
Dominique Valadié ..... Gilberte
Jacques François ..... 2nd Client
Michel Galabru ..... 3rd Client: Armoire
Robert Hirsch ..... M. Hervé
Bernard Fresson ..... Personnel Director
Jacques Gamblin ..... 4th Client
Jean-Pierre Darroussin ..... Gilbert's Client
Bernard Le Coq ..... Inspecteur Marvier
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Daniel Colas
Erick Desmarestz

Synopsis:

A successful prostitute attempts to fashion a homeless man into her ideal pimp in this unconventional, darkly humorous French drama. Marie (Anouk Grinberg) has no real need for a pimp, being a self-reliant, unabashed woman so fond of her job as a hooker that she is able to convince strangers to try it themselves. Indeed, her financial success allows her to take care of Jeannot (Gérard Lanvin), an impoverished vagrant whom she finds on the streets. She provides him with a bath and a place to sleep, and the two rapidly become lovers. Nevertheless, Marie is soon imploring Jeannot to act as her pimp, begging him to slap her around and take her money. He takes to his new role and soon decides to talk a manicurist (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) into becoming the next member of his stable. The newcomer's inexperience proves to be his downfall, however, as the manicurist lands him in trouble with the law. Director Bertrand Blier attempts to create a controversial look at sexuality by combining black comedy with scenes of smoky sensuality, though many critics found the central premise and the presentation of Marie's contradictory, masochistic character too unconvincing for the film to be fully successful.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 31 December, 2005.

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