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Men, Women: A User's Manual 1996 Directed by Claude Lelouch Hommes, femmes : Mode d'emploi

Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies TF1 Films Production , Les Films 13 , UFD
Release Date 28 August 1996
122 mins
Cast
Fabrice Luchini Fabio Lini
Bernard Tapie Benoit Blanc
Alessandra Martines Docteur Nitez
Pierre Arditi Professeur Lerner
Caroline Cellier Madame Blanc
Ticky Holgado le père de Loulou
Ophélie Winter la fille du Crillon
Patrick Husson le chanteur (voix)
Jacqueline Joubert la secrétaire en chef de Blanc
Christian Charmetant Le prêtre au confessionnal
Alain Doutey le directeur du Crillon
Jean-Philippe Chatrier Alexandre Blanc
Léa Vigny Léa, la fiancée d'Alexandre
Nadia Farès la nouvelle secrétaire de Blanc
Gisèle Casadesus Clara Blanc
Agnès Soral la compagne de Fabio Lini
Antoine Duléry le collègue de Fabio Lini
Clotilde de Bayser Madame Dufour
Salomé Lelouch Lola Dufour
Julien Courbey un copain de Loulou
Anouk Aimée la veuve
Philippe Khorsand le chef du restaurant
Patrick Bruel Self (uncredited)