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Jeanne and the Perfect Guy ()

Jeanne et le garçon formidable (original title)
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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... See more »

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Jeanne
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Olivier
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François
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Sophie
Frédéric Gorny ...
Jean-Baptiste
Laurent Arcaro ...
Le coursier
Michel Raskine ...
Le plombier
Fabrice Ramalingon ...
L'homme à la cireuse
Amy Bamba ...
Employé de nettoyage
Mohamed Damraoui ...
Employé de nettoyage
Jean-François Deleray ...
Employé de nettoyage
Gino Sitson ...
Employé de nettoyage
Olivier Bony ...
Le percussioniste (as Olivier Bonny)
Juliette Chanaud ...
Le caissère du cinéma
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La mère de Jeanne
René Morard ...
Le père de Jeanne
Axelle Laffont ...
Hélène
Grégory Sauvion ...
Richard
Johanna Menuteau ...
Nathalie
Nicolas Seguy ...
Edouard
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Le cuisinier du self
Linh Bui My ...
La serveuse du self
Damien Dodane ...
Jacques
Philippe Suner ...
Le photographe
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Rémi
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Julien
Emmanuelle Goizé ...
La libraire
Marief Guittier ...
L'infirmière
Judith Guittier ...
La dame du bureau des entrées
Cédric Brenner ...
L'homme au bouquet de fleurs
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L'infirmière de nuit
Brigitte Tijou ...
La militante d'Act Up
Jérôme Tardieu ...
Le serveur du café
Sylvain Prunenec ...
Jérôme
Victoire Patouillard
Philippe Mangeot ...
Act Up Militant
Jacques Fraenkel
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Jeanne (singingVoice) (as Elise Caron)
Olivier Nicklaus ...
Militant
Jean-Marc Roulot ...
L'ami d'Olivier (uncredited)

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Olivier Ducastel ... (co-director)
Jacques Martineau ... (co-director)

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Olivier Ducastel ... (writer)
 
Jacques Martineau ... (writer)

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Cyriac Auriol ... producer
Pauline Duhault ... producer
Lila Graffin ... assistant producer
Eric Zaouali ... line producer

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Philippe Miller

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Matthieu Poirot-Delpech

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Sabine Mamou

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Olivier Fontenay ... color timer
Annick Raoul ... assistant editor
Michael Rosenfeld ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Antoinette Boulat

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Louis Soubrier

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Juliette Chanaud

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Laurent Blanchard ... key hair stylist
Laurent Blanchart ... key hair stylist
Joël Lavau ... makeup designer

Production Management

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Nicolas Conti ... unit production manager
Jean des Forêts ... assistant unit manager
Hervé Lavayssière ... production manager
François Pascaud ... assistant production manager

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Nicolas Cambois ... first assistant director
Carine Tardieu ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Laurent Baude ... assistant art director
Nicolas Chik ... property master (as Nicolas Chick)
Sandrine Jarron ... art department

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André Cappello ... foley recordist
Jean-Jacques Ferran ... sound
Jean-Pierre Laforce ... sound mixer
Régis Muller ... assistant sound editor / boom operator
Waldir Xavier ... sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Claire Caroff ... focus puller
Cyril Lebre ... grip
Gilles Minvielle ... key grip
Nicolas Pernot ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christel Birot ... set costumer
Tiphaine Combelles ... set costumer

Script and Continuity Department

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Isabelle Le Grix ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Sandrine Brauer ... production assistant
Sylvie Giron ... choreographer

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Agnès Varda ... thanks

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Plot Summary

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 she 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. Written by Leslie Erentreich, Woodland Hills, CA USA

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Also Known As
  • Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (United States)
  • Jeanne y el chico formidable (Spain)
  • Jeanne y el hombre perfecto (Venezuela)
  • Jeanne és a tökéletes férfi (Hungary)
  • Жанна и отличный парень (Russia)
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  • 98 min
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Trivia Only Virginie Ledoyen is dubbed, with great fidelity, by Élise Caron. All the other members of the cast sing their own role, including Mathieu Demy. See more »
Movie Connections References A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). See more »
Soundtracks Générique début See more »

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