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Virginie Ledoyen, Mathieu Demy, Jacques Bonnaffé, Valérie Bonneton, Frédéric Gorny ... see more see more... , Denis Podalydès , Laurent Arcaro , Michel Raskine , Damien Dodane , David Saracino , Nelly Borgeaud , René Morard

This French musical features dialogue and songs by Paris University's Jacques Martineau on a wide range of subjects -- from immigrant workers to book-selling. Travel agency receptionist Jeanne (Virgin... read more read more...ie Ledoyen and the singing voice of Elise Caron) is always on the lookout for men, and she thinks she's found the perfect guy in Olivier (Mathieu Demy, son of musical director Jacques Demy) -- who turns out to be HIV-positive. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival, the film is also known as Jeanne and the Perfect Guy. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel

Release Date: April 16, 1999

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DVD Release Date: July 11, 2000

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  • somgrl8
    January 19, 2007
    somgrl8
    Jeanne has an appetite for love that can never be satisfied. Lovers at every corner of her life she is still in search of that "one". When a impromptu tryst on the subway with Olivier gives her butterflies like never before she finally finds herself in love, truly in love. Yet sh... read moree continues her affairs but now with a realization that they are not what she wants, she wants Olivier. Olivier reluctant to continue the romance with Jeanne for fear of hurting her or worse yet her seeing him at his worse. Olivier reveals to Jeanne he has AIDS from a bad needle during his heroine use. This however does not scare Jeanne off and her love for him turns her into a new person who wants to care for him, but that is not what he wants. The two share a common friend that is an AIDS Activist but they don't know it. Then Olivier because severely ill and Jeanne professes her love and her infidelity. That is the last she ever sees of Olivier. She returns to the hospital to find he has left with his parents, and left no forwarding address. Much time passes, and still the pain of her lost love resides. She knows of nothing of his whereabouts and no way to find him, until she bumps in to a friend that accompanied Olivier on the subway when she met him. Then she finally learns her love has passed on. A musical about the french governments lack of concern and role in the dire conditions of their citizens and about the different classes in society from the immigrant workers, soldiers, upper class and economic dependency on credit cards. A story that covers all walks of life and the pains of love.

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Doris Toumarkine
January 1, 2000
Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International

This odd mix doesn't work, nor do the Demyesque song-and-dance numbers, which are musically unmemorable. Full Review

February 14, 2001
Los Angeles Times

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Stephen Holden
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Justine Elias
January 1, 2000
Justine Elias, Village Voice

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Mick LaSalle
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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Andrew O'Hehir
January 1, 2000
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

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Peter Rainer
January 1, 2000
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Emanuel Levy
July 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Mark R. Leeper
January 1, 2000
Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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