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Oh, Woe Is Me is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Luc Godard with Gérard Depardieu
Oh, Woe Is Me (1993)
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Add to a movie listHélas pour moi (English: Oh Woe is Me) is a 1993 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starring Gérard Depardieu. This film is inspired by the legend of Alcmene and Amphitryon and attempts to show the desire of a god to experience the truth of human desire, suffering and pleasure.
Synopsis
Abraham Klimt arrives in a small Swiss village to investigate an incident that occurred on July 23rd, 1989 involving Rachel and Simon Donnadieu, a local couple. He interviews several of the townsfolk and enlists the aid of a poet, Aude Amiel. In flashback, the story of Rachel and Simon unfolds. Per the Greek myth on which the film is based, God, or a god, comes to earth with his assistant, Max Mercury. He decides he wants to possess Rachel Donnadieu, so he takes the form of Simon Donnadieu when Simon leaves home on a business trip. God-as-Simon returns to Rachel while Simon is away, and the two have an encounter.Actors
Gérard Depardieu
(Simon Donnadieu)
Bernard Verley
(Abraham Klimt)
Laurence Masliah
(Rachel Donnadieu)
Roland Blanche
(Le professeur de dessin / Le libraire)
Marc Betton
(Le médecin)
Delphine Quentin
(Delphine)
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