''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, '' La Vérité si je mens ! 2'', in 2001, and a third movie ', in 2012.

Plot

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, Eddie Vuibert ( Richard Anconina) is an unemployed man in financial difficulty. A rich

Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...

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

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Jew in order to woo his boss's daughter (played by

Amira Casar Amira Casar is a French-British film actress. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for the 1997 film ''La Vérité si je mens !, La Vérité si je mens!'' and also for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for ...

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'' (, , ) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story ...

''. 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