Read My Lips
Read My Lips
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1h 59m
Directed by Jacques Audiard • 2001 • France
Starring Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet
Two outcasts are drawn together by crime and passion in this early tour de force from director Jacques Audiard. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos, who won a César Award for her performance) is an unappreciated, hard-of-hearing employee at a nondescript construction company. Her lonely life gets a jolt of excitement when she hires a new assistant: Paul (Vincent Cassel), an ex-con who soon enlists her (and her lip-reading ability) in a risky scheme. With visceral camera work and sound design, Audiard immerses viewers in the duo’s increasingly turbulent world, blending noir conventions with complex character development for a thriller of unique depth and emotion.
Up Next in Read My Lips
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READ MY LIPS Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2002, features actors Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos.
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Afterword by Jacques Audiard
Director Jacques Audiard reflects on the making of READ MY LIPS in this interview recorded by the Criterion Collection in Paris in 2025.
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Revisiting READ MY LIPS
This 2024 program on the making of the film features interviews with director Jacques Audiard, screenwriter Tonino Benacquista, and cinematographer Mathieu Vadepied.
