Lie with Me
Theatrical release poster
FrenchArrête avec tes mensonges
Directed byOlivier Peyon
Screenplay by
  • Olivier Peyon
  • Vincent Poymiro
  • Arthur Cahn
  • Cécilia Rouaud
Based onLie with Me
by Philippe Besson
Produced by
  • Anthony Doncque
  • Miléna Poylo
  • Gilles Sacuto
Starring
CinematographyMartin Rit
Edited byDamien Maestraggi
Music by
  • Thylacine
  • Bravinsan
Production
company
TS Productions
Distributed byKMBO
Release dates
  • 27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) (FFA)
  • 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) (France)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€2.1 million[1]
($2.3 million)
Box office$636,052[2]

Lie with Me (French: Arrête avec tes mensonges, lit.'Stop with Your Lies') is a 2022 French romantic drama film co-written and directed by Olivier Peyon, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Philippe Besson.

Synopsis

Novelist Stéphane Belcourt agrees to be the guest of honor at a celebration for a famous brand of cognac, even though he does not drink alcohol.[3] When Stéphane returns to his hometown of Cognac for the first time in 35 years, he meets Lucas, the son of his first love, Thomas Andrieu. Stéphane and Lucas go on an occasionally painful journey of discovery about who Thomas really was and why he did what he did throughout his life.[4]

Cast

  • Guillaume de Tonquédec as Stéphane Belcourt
    • Jérémy Gillet as young Stéphane Belcourt
  • Victor Belmondo as Lucas Andrieu
  • Guilaine Londez as Gaëlle Flamand
  • Julien de Saint-Jean as Thomas Andrieu
  • Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Monsieur Dejean

References

  1. "Arrête avec tes mensonges (Lie with Me) (2023)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. "Lie with Me (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. Lévy, Olivia (5 May 2023). "Arrête avec tes mensonges: sensible et émouvant". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. Hoad, Phil (3 August 2023). "Victor Belmondo: 'I wanted to be an actor – I never said to myself, yes, but that's what Papi does too'". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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