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Jeanne and the Perfect Guy

By Olivier Ducastel

1998

Drama

1h45

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8.5/10

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4.1/5

Press

3.2/5

Spect.

Synopsis

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.—Leslie Erentreich, Woodland Hills, CA USA

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Casting

Olivier Ducastel

Olivier Ducastel

Director

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Jeanne

Mathieu Demy

Mathieu Demy

Olivier

Valérie Bonneton

Valérie Bonneton

Sophie

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Julien

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

François

Frédéric Gorny

Frédéric Gorny

Jean-Baptiste

MI

Michel Raskine

Le plombier

NE

Nelly Borgeaud

la mère de Jeanne

Axelle Laffont

Axelle Laffont

Hélène

PH

Philippe Mangeot

un militant d'Act-up

BR

Brigitte Tijou

La militante d'Act Up

LA

Laurent Arcaro

Le messager

DA

Damien Dodane

Jacques

David Saracino

David Saracino

Rémi

RE

René Morard

Le père de Jeanne

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