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This Sweet Sickness (1977)

This Sweet Sickness poster
Original title
Dites-lui que je l'aime
Directed by
Claude Miller
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes fixated on a woman from his past. His obsession drives him to create a fantasy life around her, leading to disturbing consequences.

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What happens

Dites-lui que je l'aime (English: Tell Her I Love Her) is a 1977 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. It is based on the 1961 novel This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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