Jeanne and the Perfect Guy
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55% Critic Match

Jeanne and the Perfect Guy

5.5 / 10 1998 1h 33mNR French
DramaRomance

Storyline

Jeanne, a receptionist at a travel agency, is looking for the love of her life. She thinks she has finally found it with Olivier. However, Olivier reveals he has AIDS and disappears from her life after her profession of love and confession of infidelity.

Cast & Crew

Mathieu Demy

Mathieu Demy

Olivier

Lead
Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Jeanne

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

François

Valérie Bonneton

Valérie Bonneton

Sophie

Frédéric Gorny

Frédéric Gorny

Jean-Baptiste

Nelly Borgeaud

Nelly Borgeaud

Jeanne's mother

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Julien

Olivier Nicklaus

Olivier Nicklaus

Activist

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Olivier Ducastel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Jeanne and the Perfect Guy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker