My Man
My Man is a 1996 French drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where Anouk Grinberg won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Plot
Marie is a prostitute who enjoys her job: she likes the independence, she likes the money, and she likes pleasing men. One cold night she sees a homeless man asleep at the foot of the stairs and, struck by his plight, asks him up to her apartment. His name is Jeannot and, after she has given him food and drink, she offers herself. Realising that she has fallen in love with him, and wanting to keep him, she offers him the job of being her pimp.
Cast
- Anouk Grinberg
- Aurore Clément
- Bernard Fresson
- Bernard Le Coq
- Dominique Valadié
- François Feroleto
- Frédéric Pierrot
- Gérard Lanvin
- Ginette Garcin
- Jacques François
- Jacques Gamblin
- Jean-Philippe Écoffey
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Michel Galabru
- Nanou Garcia
- Olivier Martinez
- Robert Hirsch
- Roger Carel
- Sabine Azéma
More details
| author | Bertrand Blier |
|---|---|
| director | Bertrand Blier |
| editor | Claudine Merlin |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | coming home entertain homeless man lose meet police inspector |
| musicBy | Henryk Górecki |
| nomination | César Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Alain Sarde |
| publisher | BAC Films |