A Perfect Man (2015 film)
A Perfect Man (French: Un homme idéal) is a 2015 French thriller film directed by Yann Gozlan. The film tells the story of a struggling author who steals the text of a manuscript originally belonging to a reclusive man who recently died. The film stars Pierre Niney and Ana Girardot.[2]
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| Directed by | Yann Gozlan |
| Written by | Yann Gozlan Guillaume Lemans Grégoire Vigneron |
| Produced by | Wassim Béji Thibault Gast Matthias Weber |
| Starring | Pierre Niney Ana Girardot |
| Cinematography | Antoine Roch |
| Edited by | Grégoire Sivan |
| Music by | Cyrille Aufort |
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| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $5.2 million |
| Box office | $3.8 million[1] |
Cast
- Pierre Niney as Mathieu Vasseur
- Ana Girardot as Alice Fursac
- André Marcon as Alain Fursac
- Valeria Cavalli as Hélène Fursac
- Thibault Vinçon as Stanislas Richer
- Marc Barbé as Vincent
- Sacha Mijovic as Franck
- Eric Savin as Gendarme
- Laurent Grévill as Stéphane Marsan
Matthieu is recognized as a successful author after publishing the manuscript as his own work. He begins a relationship with Alice, but is forced to deal with a relative of the original writer. In a confrontation he kills the brother of Alice. He gets a burst of creative energy and writes a new novel, which he gives to Alice to read. Pursued by his nemesis he stages a car wreck to kill him, then retreats from life until he sees Alice in a bookstore being honored as the author of the novel he had passed to her.
References
- "Un homme ideal". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Pierre Niney is A Perfect Man". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 March 2015.