He Died with His Eyes Open

He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open
	DVD cover
Directed by	Jacques Deray
Screenplay by	Jacques Deray; Michel Audiard
Based on	He Died with His Eyes Open; by Derek Raymond
Produced by	Jacques Deray
Starring	Charlotte Rampling; Michel Serrault; Xavier Deluc; Élisabeth Depardieu; Gérard Darmon
Cinematography	Jean Penzer
Edited by	Henri Lanoë
Music by	Claude Bolling
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	27 August 1985 (Montreal); 9 October 1985 (France);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$7.5 million

He Died with His Eyes Open (original title: On ne meurt que deux fois) is a 1985 French erotic noir thriller film directed by Jacques Deray. It was based on the 1984 English-language novel He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond. It starred Charlotte Rampling and Michel Serrault. The film won the César Award for Best Cinematography. Charlotte Rampling and Michel Serrault were nominated for César Award for Best Actor and Actress.^[2]

Plot

Charly Berliner, a pianist, is found dead beside a railway track. The inspector in charge of the investigation, Robert Staniland, arrives at the victim's home to search for clues. As he listens to the tapes recorded by Berliner in which he confesses his love for a mysterious woman named Barbara, the latter turns up unexpectedly and confesses to the crime.

Cast

Michel Serrault as Inspector Robert Staniland
Charlotte Rampling as Barbara Spark
Xavier Deluc as Hugo Spark
Élisabeth Depardieu as Margo Berliner
Jean-Paul Roussillon as Léonce
Jean-Pierre Daroussin as Moulard
Julie Jézéquel as Sophie
Albert Delpy as Forensic scientist
Riton Liebman as Éric Berliner
Gérard Darmon as Jean-Loup Soeren
Jean-Pierre Bacri as Barman

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Best Actor	Michel Serrault	Nominated
	Best Actress	Charlotte Rampling	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Xavier Deluc	Nominated
	Best Writing	Michel Audiard and Jacques Deray	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Jean Penzer	Won
	Best Original Music	Claude Bolling	Nominated
	Best Editing	Henri Lanoë	Nominated
	Best Production Design	François de Lamothe	Nominated
Montreal World Film Festival	Jury Prize		Won

References

^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6425
^ "Jacques Deray obituary". Independent. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

External links

He Died with His Eyes Open at IMDb

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[1] ttp://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6425

[independent-2] "Jacques Deray obituary". Independent. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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