My Man
Seen it?1996 | 99 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Dangerous Liaisons, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or flabby. One night, a homeless man sleeps in the foyer of her apartment house; she gives him a hot meal, then a place on the floor to sleep by her radiator, then she offers herself. She falls in love, giving him new life, clothes, a place to live. When he grouses that he must bar hop while she uses the flat for her work, she finds them a larger flat. He grows restless, seducing a manicurist and pressing her to prostitution. He's arrested for procuring, so Marie must decide what to do; he, too, must face the consequences of his choices.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
33% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Won 1 Berlin award: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Actress. Also nominated for 1 more Berlin award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bertrand Blier
- Anouk GrinbergMarie Abarth
- Gérard LanvinJeannot
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiSanguine
- Olivier MartinezJean-François
- Dominique LolliaMélissa
- Dominique ValadiéGilberte
- Jacques François2nd client
- Robert HirschMr. Hervé
- Bernard FressonDirector of personnel
- Jacques Gamblin4th client