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Dites-lui que je l'aime Directed by Claude Miller Produced by Maurice Bernart
Hubert NiogretWritten by Claude Miller
Luc Béraud
Patricia Highsmith (novel)Starring Gérard Depardieu
Miou-MiouMusic by Alain Jomy Cinematography Pierre Lhomme Editing by Jean-Bernard Bonis Distributed by AMLF/Filmoblic/France 3 Cinema/Prospectacle Release date(s) September 28, 1977 Running time 107 minutes Country France Language French Dites-lui que je l'aime (English: Tell Her I Love Her) is a 1977 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. It is based on the 1961 novel This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith.
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Plot
David Martinaud is an accountant who leaves town for the weekends on the pretense that he is going to the old age home to care for his aging parents, who are in fact dead. He is really fixing up a chalet, where he intends to move in with Lise, who he has loved since childhood. However, Lise is just married to another and has a child, but this does not stop the warped and depressed David from pursuing his dream, which is motivated by a deep-seeted feeling of sexual inadequacy.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu - David Martinaud
- Miou-Miou - Juliette
- Claude Piéplu - Chouin
- Dominique Laffin - Lise
- Christian Clavier - François
- Josiane Balasko - Nadine
Awards
The film received six César nominations, for best director, actor, actress, cinematography, production design and sound.
External links
- Dites-lui que je l'aime at the Internet Movie Database
- Dites-lui que je l'aime at AllRovi
Categories: French films | French-language films | 1977 films | French drama films | 1970s drama films | Films directed by Claude Miller
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