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Dieu seul me voit
1998 Comedy / Romance
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Summary
Albert, a shy absent-minded sound engineer, is coming to a mid-life crisis. Despite
his best attempts, he still has not found the woman of his dreams – but that looks set
to change. Whilst working on a political campaign in Toulouse, he meets a nurse,
Sophie, who draws him into a romantic liaison which ends when her ex-boyfriend makes an
unwelcome return. Later, back in Paris, he has a one-night stand with a police woman,
Corine, without realising that their night of passion is being relayed by his mobile phone
to her jealous boyfriend. Then there is the dinner date with a documentary film
maker Anna, which looks promising, until Albert starts to have an uncontrollable fit of
vomiting...
Review
The talented Podalydès brothers, Bruno and Denis, return in this, the sequel to
their popular short film, Versilles Rive-Gauche (1992). A pleasing example
of the French romantic comedy, the film features a sympathetic buffoon (played with great
comic flair by Denis Podalydès) whose well-meaning attempts to find his ideal woman
are a delight to watch. Whilst some of the comic situations have a strangely surreal
edge (do nurses really sing when you give blood?), the film feels true to life and is
easy to engage with. The final segment of the film, with Podalydès dating
the splendiferous Jeanne Balibar, is both charming and hilarious.
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