| Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15114
Category: Video
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier, Maxime Leroux, Gilles Privat
Director: Coline Serreau
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Label: Hbo Home Video
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 111 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301987756
UPC: 026359056031
EAN: 9786301987752
ASIN: 6301987756
Release Date: June 23, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Starts as suspense, ends as romance December 8, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I saw this film for a film class years ago, it was called "Romauld et Juliette" and it had subtitles. It was then released here under this title, which hardly gives the impression of a lovely, moving, surprising film that starts with implications of white-collar crime but ends up with a joyful meshing of relationships. At least the "American remake" never happened--and I hope it never does. This film is perfect as it is.
Wonderful gem October 29, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of my favourite films. I laughed, I cried -- you get the point. A touching romantic comedy that keeps you at each moment and twist. The ending is abit predictable and inevitable, but it's very much good fun getting there!
One of my newest favorite films! May 20, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A funny film! I really love the leads in this film. Daniel Auteuil is great, as always! He's got a great body of work and this comedy doesn't taint but adds to the shine of his film career!Even though the film is a comedy, there is a lot to say about the social issues embedded in the story. Class, race, crime and gender relations all play an important part in the film. This film should not be remade in any language. It should stay intact the way it is and seen by everyone!
The unexpected heroine and the yuppie October 27, 2003
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
In Finland this was named: "Mama, there's a white man in your bed!" as one of Juliette's children says in the movie. A nice twist that makes you wonder, what the movie is about. I saw this on TV and was later very happy to find the video about these unexpected lovers, Romuald and Juliette. Romuald is a real yuppie, a director of Blanlait-company that makes yoghurt and is aiming to conquer new international markets. Juliette is an African cleaning-woman in the same company - and when she moves around unseen by 'important people' and empties the waste baskets, she stumbles on the office plots, which escape the director entirely, as he is being busy and powerful. And then one day everything seems to go wrong and Romuald works late to find out, what really happened... Juliette comes in and suddenly asks, why he doesn't contact one of his employees. "Because he's in Lyon", Romuald answers politely but arrogantly. "People aren't always where you think they are", Juliette says. She asks him to call the man at his home in Paris and dictate to the answering machine: "I know everything, it has all come out" and in less than 15 minutes the man would come. And he should also call home, because her wife isn't there. And she leaves - and finally he calls. Juliette was right... So starts this coalition: Romuald asks Juliette about everything, about his own secretary, money laundering, poisoning at the factory and so on - and lives in the run down apartement of Juliette and her children - all with different fathers. He hides from problems and acts like a polite but selfish hotel guest. Until he leaves to take back his place in the Blanlait company and his family. And realizes, he's in love with Juliette - who in turn has had enough of him. Romuald must win her over. Daniel Auteuil (Romuald) is really charming in this movie, his haircut is by the way very becoming. He doesn't look this good in most of his movies. And Firmine Richard is delightful - as are the children. I've seen this over and over again, it is a really nice movie, it believes in people and goodness though shows people as flawed as they are - cheating wives and husbands, selfish children and plotting business men. If you're down and you can't think of a sure pick-me-up, this is it.
I fell in love November 15, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I fell in love watching this film with a girl, and now she's my wife! Magnifique, but let's have the original name back. And for that matter, let's get some reprints of the video, or even better, a release on DVD, as we can't find a new copy anywhere!
one of the funniest most unknown feel-good films out there!
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