''You Are So Beautiful'' (French title: ''Je vous trouve très beau'') is a French comedy film released in 2005 by the Gaumont company. It is written and directed by

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and includes a cast of

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, ...

, Medeea Marinescu,

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, Benoît Turjman,

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and Elisabeth Commelin.

Plot

Aymé played by Blanc, a recently widowed farmer, is eager to find a new wife to help him run his farm. Desperate, he seeks the aid of a local matchmaker who suggests that he go to

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to find a new wife. There he meets Elena, played by Marinescu.

Cast

as Aymé Pigrenet * Medeea Marinescu as Elena *

as Roland Blanchot * Benoît Turjman as Antoine *

as Madame Marais *

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as Madame Lochet * Elisabeth Commelin as Françoise *

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as Lawyer Labaume * Julien Cafaro as Thierry *

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as Pierre * Valentin Traversi as Jean-Paul * Raphaël Dufour as Nicolas *

as The taxi driver

Release

The film premiered at the "Sarlat Film Festival" on 7 November 2005. It was also screened at the

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on 13 November 2005. On 14 June 2006, the film was projected at the

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Accolades

References

External links

* 2000s French-language films Romanian-language films 2005 romantic comedy films Best First Feature Film César Award winners French romantic comedy films Gaumont (company) films 2005 films Films shot in Romania Films set in Romania France–Romania relations 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub