He Died with His Eyes Open

He Died with His Eyes Open
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Directed by	Jacques Deray
Produced by	Jacques Deray
Screenplay by	Jacques Deray Michel Audiard
Based on	He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond
Starring	Charlotte Rampling Michel Serrault Xavier Deluc Élisabeth Depardieu Gérard Darmon
Music by	Claude Bolling
Cinematography	Jean Penzer
Edited by	Henri Lanoë
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	27 August 1985 (1985-08-27) (Montreal) 9 October 1985 (1985-10-09) (France)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.^[1]

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

• Charlotte Rampling as Barbara Spark
• Michel Serrault as Robert Staniland
• Xavier Deluc as Hugo Spark
• Élisabeth Depardieu as Margo Berliner
• Gérard Darmon as Jean-Loup Soeren
• Jean-Pierre Bacri as Barman
• Jean-Pierre Daroussin as Moulard

Accolades

References

External links

• He Died with His Eyes Open at the Internet Movie Database