Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.
- Released
- 1996-08-28
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Claude Lelouch, Claude Lelouch, René Bonnell
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 34 votes
Cast
- Fabrice Luchini as Fabio Lini
- Bernard Tapie as Benoit Blanc
- Alessandra Martines as Docteur Nitez
- Pierre Arditi as Professeur Lerner
- Caroline Cellier as Madame Blanc
- Ticky Holgado as le père de Loulou
- Ophélie Winter as la fille du Crillon
- Patrick Husson as le chanteur (voix)
- Jacqueline Joubert as la secrétaire en chef de Blanc
- Christian Charmetant as Le prêtre au confessionnal
- Alain Doutey as le directeur du Crillon
- Jean-Philippe Chatrier as Alexandre Blanc