Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1997
La Vrit si je mens !
Buy La Vrit si je mens ! now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'La Vrit si je mens !' ( ; English title: 'Would I Lie to You?') is a 1997 French film, directed by . It was followed by a sequel, ', in 2001, and a third movie ', in 2012.
Plot
In Paris, Eddie Vuibert (Richard Anconina) is an unemployed man in financial difficulty. A rich Jewish 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 Ashkenazi Jew in order to woo his boss's daughter (played by Amira Casar).
Reception
The film was the highest-grossing French film for the year. The film was nominated for two Csar Awards: Casar for Most Promising Actress, and Jos Garcia for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Serge Benamou.
Sequels
A sequel, 'La Vrit 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 'Amlie'. A third film, 'La Vrit si je mens ! 3', followed in 2012.
References
Buy La Vrit si je mens ! now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1997