She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 12 nominations
Serge Onteniente
- Mammouth
- (as Serge Boutleroff)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen the man calls for Paul Angeli and then hangs up, Carla peers into the copy room and then hangs up the phone. As she is sitting at her desk, the reflection of a moving crane or boom mic extension is visible in the glass behind her.
- Alternate versionsUK distributor Pathe changed the subtitles (the film was only shown in its original French version with subtitles) to remove two uses of very strong language in order to qualify for a 15 rating. An uncut 18 was available.
- ConnectionsReferenced in A Happy Event (2011)
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I watched this film not expecting much and not knowing anything much about it. I loved it. A very good, tight plot, an intriguing hook in the form of the ugly, fat, deaf girl and the ex-con, and a pace that kept things flowing without being hurried.
A much, much better film than the same director's De battre mon coeur s'est arreté, which was boring and unbelievable.
The only thing that didn't quite work was that the supposedly ugly, fat girl was neither ugly nor fat: solid, certainly, and far from conventionally beautiful, but with so much character in her face that she took over the screen whenever she was on it. Superb. I wish she was in more films, and better ones than she generally is. I've seen a bit of Gilles' Wife and a bit of The Moustache, and they both looked like rubbish, and I've seen all of De battre mon coeur s'est arreté, and that certainly is rubbish. She seems to have a few coming up, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
A much, much better film than the same director's De battre mon coeur s'est arreté, which was boring and unbelievable.
The only thing that didn't quite work was that the supposedly ugly, fat girl was neither ugly nor fat: solid, certainly, and far from conventionally beautiful, but with so much character in her face that she took over the screen whenever she was on it. Superb. I wish she was in more films, and better ones than she generally is. I've seen a bit of Gilles' Wife and a bit of The Moustache, and they both looked like rubbish, and I've seen all of De battre mon coeur s'est arreté, and that certainly is rubbish. She seems to have a few coming up, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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- Felix-28
- Aug 7, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Читай по губах
- Filming locations
- 52 Rue du Commandant Louis Bouchet, Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Marchand's apartment above night club)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- FRF 49,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,471,911
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,080
- Jul 7, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $5,393,526
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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