''La Vérité si je mens !'' ( ; English title: ''Would I Lie to You?'') is a

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French film, directed by . It was followed by a sequel, ', in 2001, and a third movie ', in 2012.

Plot

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, Eddie Vuibert (

Richard Anconina Richard Anconina (; born 28 January 1953) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983, and for Best Actor in 1989. Filmography *1977 : ''Comment se faire réformer'' directed by Philippe Clair *1978 : ''Les Réfo ...

) is an unemployed man in financial difficulty. A rich

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""T ...

ish cloth manufacturer takes Eddie into his corporation out of pity because he mistakenly believes him to be Jewish as well. Eddie rapidly integrates in the Parisian Jewish textile community and rises as a sales manager. He continues his masquerade of pretending to be Ashkenazi Jew in order to woo his boss's daughter (played by

Amira Casar Amira Casar is a British-born actress who grew up in England, Ireland, and France. Early life Amira is the daughter of a Kurdish father and a Russian mother. She was born in London and was subsequently raised in England, Ireland, and France. Sh ...

Reception

The film was the highest-grossing French film for the year. The film was nominated for two

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...

: Casar for Most Promising Actress, and José Garcia for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Serge Benamou.

Sequels

A sequel, ''La Vérité si je mens ! 2'', was released in 2001 and was even more popular in France with 7.8 million admissions, the second highest-grossing film for the year in France behind ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

''. A third film, ''La Vérité si je mens ! 3'', followed in 2012.

References

External links

* 1997 films French comedy films Films about Jews and Judaism Films about Moroccan Jews 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub