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| French | La Belle Personne |
| Directed by | Christophe Honoré |
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| Based on | La Princesse de Clèves by Madame de La Fayette |
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| Cinematography | Laurent Brunet |
| Edited by | Chantal Hymans |
| Music by | Alex Beaupain |
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| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $748,217[1] |
The Beautiful Person (French: La Belle Personne) is a 2008 French teen comedy-drama film directed by Christophe Honoré from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gilles Taurand.[2] It is a modernised adaptation of the 1678 French novel La Princesse de Clèves. Honoré was inspired to make the film after then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy repeatedly criticised the book as irrelevant in regard to modern life.[3]
Originally intended as a television film, The Beautiful Person aired on Arte on 12 September 2008,[4] ahead of its theatrical release in France on 17 September.[1][5]
- ^ a b "The Beautiful Person (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (22 September 2008). "The Beautiful Person". Variety. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Gallix, Andrew (31 March 2009). "Why a 17th-century novel is a hot political issue in France". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Anecdotes du film La belle personne". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "The Beautiful Person de Christophe Honoré (2008)". Unifrance. Retrieved 6 June 2022.