Read My Lips
2001 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 7.1 · 90% critics
A hard-of-hearing office worker who relies on lip-reading feels overlooked and isolated, until she hires a rough ex-con as her assistant. As they form an uneasy bond, her unique skill draws them into risky schemes that blur the line between survival, ambition, and trust.
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Details
- Original title
- Sur mes lèvres
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-10-17
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (371 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a French thriller that mixes workplace pressure, uneasy romance, and escalating crime tension; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear-cut heroes, or strict realism like in The Beat That My Heart Skipped.
Pros: tense slow-burn suspense; strong lead performances; clever crime setup | Cons: uneven side subplot; lip-reading realism questioned; some implausible office details
Themes
- thief
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 2002 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2002 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2002 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2002 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Vincent Cassel
as Paul Angeli
Emmanuelle Devos
as Carla Behm
Olivier Gourmet
as Marchand
Olivier Perrier
as Masson
Olivia Bonamy
as Annie, Carla's friend
Bernard Alane
as Morel
Céline Samie
as Josie Marchand
Pierre Diot
as Keller
François Loriquet
as Jean-François
Serge Onteniente
as Mammouth
Directed by Jacques Audiard