The Perfect Guy (1998 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = The Perfect Guy

| image = Jeanne et le garçon formidable.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau

| producer = Cyriac Auriol

| writer = Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Virginie Ledoyen
Mathieu Demy
Jacques Bonnaffé
Valérie Bonneton
Frédéric Gorny
Denis Podalydès
Laurent Arcaro
Damien Dodane
Emmanuelle Goizé
Sylvain Prunenec
Michel Raskine
David Saracino}}

| music = Philippe Miller

| cinematography = Matthieu Poirot-Delpech

| editing = Sabine Mamou

| distributor = Pyramide Distribution

| released = {{film date|1998|4|22|df=yes}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget = €3.7 million{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3154|title=Jeanne et le garçon formidable |work=JP's Box-Office}}

| gross = $4,417 (US){{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jeanneandtheperfectguy.htm |title=Jeanne and the Perfect Guy |work=Box Office Mojo}}

}}

The Perfect Guy ({{langx|fr|Jeanne et le Garçon formidable}}), also titled Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, is a 1998 French romantic musical drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/02_programm_1998/02_Programm_1998.html |title=Berlinale: 1998 Programme |accessdate=21 January 2012 |work=berlinale.de}}

Plot

Jeanne flits from boy to boy, waiting for the great love. One day, she sits in the metro opposite Olivier, and it is love at first sight. After some time, he reveals his HIV status to her.

Cast

Virginie Ledoyen as Jeanne
Mathieu Demy as Olivier
Jacques Bonnaffé as François
Valérie Bonneton as Sophie
Frédéric Gorny as Jean-Baptiste
Denis Podalydès as Julien

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 60%, based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 5.8/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jeanne_and_the_perfect_guy_1999|title=Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (1999)|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}