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Les Infortunes de la beauté (1999)

1999-08-11 · 1h 21m · FR
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This romantic comedy from France explores the misadventures of several friends looking for love and trying to define beauty. Daphne is a lovely women who is nonetheless unsure about her looks, compounded by the fact that she's fallen in love with Vincent, who has a policy of only dating models. Daphne's best friend Celine comes up with an idea -- she'll get her pal Jacques to paint a nude portrait of Daphne. When Vincent sees the painting, he'll be more attracted to the woman who posed for it, leading him to her doorstep. But of course, it isn't quite that simple.

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John LvoffDirector

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Arielle DombasleArielle DombasleDaphnéMaria de MedeirosMaria de MedeirosCélineThibault de MontalembertThibault de MontalembertVincentJean-Philippe ÉcoffeyJean-Philippe ÉcoffeyJacquesFrédéric BeigbederFrédéric BeigbederLuc

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference661383Actor preference272269 · 65160 · 35967Country preferenceFr

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What is Les Infortunes de la beauté about?

This romantic comedy from France explores the misadventures of several friends looking for love and trying to define beauty. Daphne is a lovely women who is nonetheless unsure about her looks, compounded by the fact that she's fallen in love with Vincent, who has a policy of only dating models. Daphne's best friend Celine comes up with an idea -- she'll get her pal Jacques to paint a nude portrait of Daphne. When Vincent sees the painting, he'll be more attracted to the woman who posed for it, leading him to her doorstep. But of course, it isn't quite that simple.

How long is Les Infortunes de la beauté?

Les Infortunes de la beauté has a runtime of 81 minutes.