French filmmaker Claude Miller's This Sweet Sickness is based on a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, of Strangers on a Train fame. In the original, the murder-protagonist was a psychotic, pure and simple (if such words are appropriate here!) In Miller's version, the "hero," David, is a pathetic creature, motivated by humiliation and sexual inadequacy; thus the emphasis is not on his heinous crimes but on his warped personality. The director's noirish decision to stage much of the action in the dark, or the rain, or both, is a function of David's deep depression. As in his other films, Miller uses water as an omen of evil; you've seldom seen a more foreboding swimming pool than the one in This Sweet Sickness. The film was originally released as Dites-lui que je l'aime.
Credits
This Sweet Sickness Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Gérard Depardieu
He was 28, now 75 years old
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as David Martinaud |
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Véronique Silver
She was 46, 78 years old when she died
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as Madame Barbet |
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Christian Clavier
He was 25, now 72 years old
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as François |
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Josiane Balasko
She was 27, now 74 years old
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as Nadine |
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Dominique Laffin
She was 25, 33 years old when she died
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as Lise |
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Xavier Saint-Macary
He was 29, 39 years old when he died
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as Michel Barbet |
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Annick Le Moal
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as Camille |
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Michel Pilorgé
He was 31, now 78 years old
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as Maurice |
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Jacques Denis
He was 34, 72 years old when he died
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as Gérard Dutilleux |
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Claude Piéplu
He was 54, 82 years old when he died
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as Choiun |
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Miou-Miou
She was 27, now 74 years old
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as Juliette |
This Sweet Sickness Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Patricia Highsmith as Novel. She was 56 (74) years old when She died
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Writing |
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Alain Jomy as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (now 83) years old
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Sound |
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Jean-Bernard Bonis as Editor. |
Editing |
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Hilton McConnico as Production Design. He was 34 (74) years old when He died
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Art |
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Hilton McConnico as Costume Design. He was 34 (74) years old when He died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Pierre Lhomme as Director of Photography. He was 47 (89) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Claude Miller as Director. He was 35 (70) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Claude Miller as Screenplay. He was 35 (70) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Maurice Bernart as Producer. He was 45 (now 92) years old
|
Production |
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Luc Béraud as Screenplay. He was 31 (now 79) years old
|
Writing |
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Hubert Niogret as Producer. |
Production |
