Men, Women: A User's Manual

Men, Women: A User's Manual

1996 · 122 min · FR · 6.0 (34 votes)
Dir. Claude Lelouch · Starring Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Tapie, Alessandra Martines, Pierre Arditi, Caroline Cellier, Ticky Holgado · Music Francis Lai
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Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.

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A wry, intellectual exploration of life's absurdities and unexpected connections. It's a conversation piece, a philosophical meander that finds profound meaning in the mundane, punctuated by moments of genuine human warmth and existential dread.

wittyphilosophicalabsurdistmelancholicsteadyEuropean arthousedialogue-heavycharacter-drivenlifeloveexistentialismchance
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