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Men, Women: A User's Manual

Men, Women: A User's Manual

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 28, 1996

Runtime

2h 2m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Hommes, femmes : Mode d'emploi

Production Companies

Les Films 13, TF1 Films Production, UFD

Director

Claude Lelouch

Description

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.