Sur mes lèvres (2001)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jacques Audiard

Writers:

Jacques Audiard (writer)
Tonino Benacquista (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2001 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Il va lui apprendre les mauvaises manières... Elle lui apprendra les bonnes.

Plot:

She is almost deaf and she lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.

Plot Keywords:

Trainee | Secretary | Ex Convict | Trick | Boss

Awards:

7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Vincent Cassel	...	Paul
Emmanuelle Devos	...	Carla
Olivier Gourmet	...	Marchand
Olivier Perrier	...	Masson
Olivia Bonamy	...	Annie
Bernard Alane	...	Morel
Céline Samie	...	Josie
Pierre Diot	...	Keller
François Loriquet	...	Jean-François
Serge Boutleroff	...	Mammouth
David Saracino	...	Richard Carambo
Christophe Vandevelde	...	Louis Carambo
Bô Gaultier de Kermoal	...	Le Barman
Loïc Le Page	...	Quentin
Nathalie Lacroix	...	L'Employée ANPE

Also Known As:

Read My Lips (Canada: English title) (DVD title)
Blodrøde læber (Denmark) [da]
Lee mis labios (Argentina) [es]
Lippenbekenntnisse (Germany) (TV title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content.

Runtime:

115 min | Argentina:119 min | UK:118 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | France:U | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Canal+

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When 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.

Movie Connections:

References Rear Window (1954)

Soundtrack:

Slam-Dunkin 1

A gripping character-driven psychodramatic caper flick

"Read My Lips" tells of a strange symbiosis which develops between a plain, socially maladroit female office worker (Devos) and her workplace trainee, a crude excon (Casel). As the film fleshes out this unlikely duo down to their ids they become embroiled in a chilling merging of the minds, each using the other for their own selfish reasons with an extraordinary outcome. Good stuff for anyone into character-driven films with strong psychodramatic undercurrents. In French with easy to read subtitles and good translation. (B+)