One Woman or Two

1985 1h 37m FR

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5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 12

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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An ad executive impersonates an archeology professor to avoid a situation with an obsessed former lover. She enlists the help of a hapless archeologist who is at the airport to pick the real archeology professor. What follows is a series of conflicting and comical situations involving the "switcheroo."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Julien Chayssac
Sigourney Weaver
Jessica Fitzgerald
Ruth Westheimer
Mrs. Heffner
Michel Aumont
Pierre Carriere
Zabou Breitman
Constance Michoux
Yann Babilée
Alex Grimaldi
Maurice Barrier
Le maire
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Gino Grimaldi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Vigne
Writers: Daniel Vigne, Élisabeth Rappeneau
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: France

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Vigne, shot by Carlo Varini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toots Thielemans. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gérard Depardieu and Sigourney Weaver and Ruth Westheimer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Vigne directs. Carlo Varini behind the camera. Toots Thielemans scores. Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
3Directed by Daniel Vigne, shot by Carlo Varini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toots Thielemans. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gérard Depardieu and Sigourney Weaver and Ruth Westheimer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0090235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.