A Perfect Man (2015 Film)
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''A Perfect Man'' () is a 2015 French
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Yann Gozlan Yann Gozlan (born 28 March 1977) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six feature films: the horror film '' Caged'' (2010), the thriller '' A Perfect Man'' (2015), the action thriller '' Burn Out'' (2017), the mystery thril ...
. The film tells the story of a struggling author who discovers a manuscript, the war memoir of a man who has recently died, and publishes it as his own work. The film stars
Pierre Niney Pierre Niney (; born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries ''La dame d'Izieu'' in 2007, followed by films such as '' LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' (2008), '' The Army of Crime'' (2009), '' Romantics Ano ...
and
Ana Girardot Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for ''Escobar: Paradise Lost'' (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series '' Les Revenants'' (''The Returned''); and ''Someone, Somewhere'' (2019). Life and c ...
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Plot

Matthieu Vasseur, an aspiring writer working for a house clearance business, has had the manuscript of his first novel rejected repeatedly by publishers. When he discovers a diary, written during the Algerian War, among the possessions of a recently deceased soldier, he publishes it as his own work to great acclaim. While attending an event to celebrate the release of his book, he begins a relationship with book critic Alice Fursac. Three years pass and he has failed to produce another novel, having spent what his first book earned as well as the advance he has received for his next work. At a book signing, Matthieu is blackmailed by a mysterious older man who knows and can prove he is a fraud while others, particularly Alice's family friend Stanislas, are doubting his talent. In order to keep the man quiet, he fakes a robbery in which he takes Alice's father's collection of antique firearms to trade with the man, Vincent. Before he can hand them over, Stan finds the "stolen" antiques and confronts Matthieu, who inadvertently kills him with a blow to the head. Matthieu begins to hallucinate and, through the night, disposes of the body by throwing it into the ocean along with Stanislas' belongings. Feeling a burst of creative energy, he writes a new novel, and prints the finished manuscript, intending to send it to his publisher. Meanwhile, the local police have recovered the body and assure the Fursac family that they will be taking DNA samples and matching them to those on Stanislas' body. Following the news of Stan's death, Alice and her parents decide to meet his family in London, and Matthieu leaves the manuscript with her to read. Vincent, who has a good relationship with the police, is aware of Matthieu's predicament, and asks for more money. While arranging another meet up, Matthieu decides to stage his own death by crashing Monsieur Fursac's car and killing Vincent in the process, who is then burnt along with Matthieu's belongings, successfully fooling the police who report the death of the now famous novelist. Two years later, working cash-in-hand jobs around Paris, he sees Alice from afar in a bookshop, celebrating the supposedly posthumous publication of Matthieu's second novel, titled "Shams".


Cast

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Pierre Niney Pierre Niney (; born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part miniseries ''La dame d'Izieu'' in 2007, followed by films such as '' LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' (2008), '' The Army of Crime'' (2009), '' Romantics Ano ...
as Mathieu Vasseur *
Ana Girardot Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for ''Escobar: Paradise Lost'' (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series '' Les Revenants'' (''The Returned''); and ''Someone, Somewhere'' (2019). Life and c ...
as Alice Fursac *
André Marcon André Marcon (born 6 July 1948) is a French actor. In 1980 he starred in '' Le Voyage en douce'' directed by Michel Deville. Selected filmography * '' Le Voyage en douce'' (1980) * '' Stolen Life'' (1998) * '' Peau d'Ange'' (2002) * '' The P ...
as Alain Fursac *
Valeria Cavalli Valeria Cavalli (born 1 November 1959) is an Italian actress and model. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavalli, Valeria Living people Italian female models 1959 births Italian film actresses Italian televis ...
as Hélène Fursac * Thibault Vinçon as Stanislas Richer *
Marc Barbé Marc Barbé (born 6 May 1961) is a French film actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people Actors from Nancy, France Male actors from Grand Est Frenc ...
as Vincent * Sacha Mijovic as Franck * Eric Savin as Gendarme * Laurent Grévill as Stéphane Marsan


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* 2015 films 2015 thriller films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Yann Gozlan French thriller films Films about writers 2010s French films French-language thriller films Mars Films films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub