The Perfect Guy (1998 film)

The Perfect Guy (French: Jeanne et le Garçon formidable), also titled Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, is a 1998 French romantic musical drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

The Perfect Guy
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Directed by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Written by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Produced by	Cyriac Auriol
Starring	Virginie Ledoyen Mathieu Demy Jacques Bonnaffé Valérie Bonneton Frédéric Gorny Denis Podalydès Laurent Arcaro Damien Dodane Emmanuelle Goizé Sylvain Prunenec Michel Raskine David Saracino
Cinematography	Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Edited by	Sabine Mamou
Music by	Philippe Miller
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release date	22 April 1998 (1998-04-22)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.7 million[1]
Box office	$4,417 (US)[2]

Plot

Jeanne flits from boy to boy, waiting for the great love. One day, she sits in the metro opposite Olivier, and it is love at first sight. After some time, he reveals his HIV status to her.

Cast

• Virginie Ledoyen as Jeanne
• Mathieu Demy as Olivier
• Jacques Bonnaffé as François
• Valérie Bonneton as Sophie
• Frédéric Gorny as Jean-Baptiste
• Denis Podalydès as Julien

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 60%, based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10.^[4]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Berlin International Film Festival	Golden Bear		Nominated
César Awards	Best First Feature Film		Nominated
	Best Original Music	Philippe Miller	Nominated