Dites-lui que je l'aime (1977)
Directed by Claude Miller

Drama / Mystery / Romance
aka: This Sweet Sickness

Film Synopsis

David Martinot is madly in love with Lise, a married woman.  In the course of an accident, he kills her husband, Gérard.  Even though Lise is now free to pursue a love affair with another man, David still cannot get her to show an interest in him.  Dismayed and bitter, his mood darkens and his passion soon turns into a deadly obsession...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Miller
  • Script: Claude Miller, Luc Béraud, Patricia Highsmith (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Lhomme
  • Music: Alain Jomy
  • Cast: Gérard Depardieu (David Martinaud), Miou-Miou (Juliette), Claude Piéplu (Chouin), Jacques Denis (Gérard Dutilleux), Dominique Laffin (Lise), Christian Clavier (François), Xavier Saint-Macary (Michel Barbet), Véronique Silver (Madame Barbet), Annick Le Moal (Camille), Josiane Balasko (Nadine), Michel Pilorgé (Maurice), Jacqueline Jeanne (Jeanne), Michel Such (Raymond), Nathan Miller (Boy), Robert Dullier, Daniel Perche, Jeanne Lobre
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Aka: This Sweet Sickness

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