The Perfect Guy (1998 film)

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The Perfect Guy
Jeanne et le garcon formidable.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau
Written byOlivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau
Produced byCyriac Auriol
Starring
CinematographyMatthieu Poirot-Delpech
Edited bySabine Mamou
Music byPhilippe Miller
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release date
  • 22 April 1998 (1998-04-22)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.7 million [1]
Box office$4,417 (US) [2]

The Perfect Guy (French : Jeanne et le Garçon formidable), also titled Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, is a 1998 French romantic musical drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. [3]

Contents

Cast

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 60%, based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10. [4]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Nominated
César Awards Best First Feature Film Nominated
Best Original Music Philippe MillerNominated

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References

  1. "Jeanne et le garçon formidable". JP's Box-Office.
  2. "Jeanne and the Perfect Guy". Box Office Mojo .
  3. "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. "Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes.