''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French

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film written and directed by

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. It tells the story of Bernard (

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), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of France, who is cheating on his beautiful wife (

Carole Bouquet Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Too Beautiful for You''. She was the face of Chanel No. 5 f ...

) with his ordinary-looking secretary ( Josiane Balasko).

Premise

Bernard Barthélémy, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to a exceptionally beautiful woman, Florence, but he falls in love with a plain-looking but warm-hearted woman, Colette, who has been hired as a temp secretary at his dealership. This relationship will change his life. The film features surreal, fantasy sequences and a non-linear timeline.

Cast

Reception

The film had 2,031,131 admissions in France.

Accolades

* 1989 Prix spécial du jury at the

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* 1990 received five

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s : **

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** César Award for Best Director ** César Award for Best Actress (

) **

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