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"My only problem is my dirty mind."
In French director Bertrand Blier's film, "My Man" ("Mon Homme") prostitute Marie (Anouk Grinberg) loves her job. She is especially fond of her older clients, and finds that she is "moved by a man with his life behind him." Marie sits perched eagerly on a stool wearing hot pants and stockings--waiting for the next customer to appear. She, apparently, loves men--can't help it, and she doesn't like to be alone. One night she grabs a harried housewife and after asking if she'd "ever thought of getting paid for it" persuades the housewife to join the ranks of working girls. On another night, Marie finds a homeless man slumped next to some dustbins. Marie--obviously the prostitute with a heart of gold--takes the man, Jeannot, upstairs to her gaudily decorated flat. The idea is that Marie will offer him a nice bowl of hot veal stew, and send him on his way. But one thing leads to another, and before you know it, Marie offers her all to the filthy, unappealing, unwashed, and I can only imagine--very stinky Jeannot. And he's not even a bit grateful.

First the bad news...

After about 20 minutes into the film, I decided that I was watching the French version of "Pretty Woman" and I couldn't stand "Pretty Woman." There is so much that's absolutely unbelievable in this film beginning with the character of Marie. Here we have this exquisitely beautiful, porcelain-complexioned prostitute hawking her wares on the street. Then when a customer gives Marie--what I shall euphemistically label 'a good time,'-- Marie doesn't even charge him, and says "I should be paying you!" What nonsense! Then there is the character of Jeannot--poor man--he is hounded endlessly by French women throwing themselves onto his trouser legs. There is so much WRONG with this film, and it all seems to fit under the heading "Male Fantasies."

Now for the good news...

The most intriguing part of this film is the question--what would a homeless man do if given a second chance in life? Jeannot is picked up by Marie, given food, a place to live, all of the money she earns, etc. etc. What will he do with this second chance? Will he improve his life? Will he exploit Marie? This to me, was the very best part of the film, and, unfortunately, not the main focus or emphasis of the story. Grinberg really seemed to give her heart to the role, and I thought her performance was excellent. Some of the best scenes occurred when Marie was impatient with her clients.

Barry White music plays throughout the film--Marie apparently owns only Vivaldi or Barry White. Due to the many naughty scenes in the film, this is obviously not one for the kiddies--displacedhuman.

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Weird...???
This movie is extremly weird, at first you think the atmosphere sound nice, it's very french, I like french movie, so it seem to be a good movie but after the prostitute Marie meet a strange man Jeannot, play by Gérard Larvin and she change his look everthing after doesn't made any sence. I'm used to weird french movie and I usualy like it but this time it's way too weird and it doesn't made any sence. Anouk Grinberg, Marie get on my nerve, I can't stand her tone of voice and she look weird with her short messy hair. Jeannot got also on my nerve, I can't stand him and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi I usualy like this actress and she pretty good in the roles she play but this time she also get on my nerve when she play Sarah with loving so much Jeannot, what they got all those women to love him so much??? But Valeria is much better then Anouk in this movie. Well to said it all this movie doesn't made much sence but if you like french weird movie you may like it, it's not great, it's not bad, it's just okay!

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all we need is love
what a splendid achievement! this movie is about a prostitute who want to give love to all man, even freely. as she sayes:" there is no ugly man, if only you look the right way." everyone in this movies is in desperate need of love---it reveals the ultimate reality of human existence: its scarcity, its exigency.