Marius and Jeannette (French: Marius et Jeannette) is a 1997 French
film directed by Robert Guédiguian. It won the Louis Delluc Prize and
the César Award for Best Actress, and received César nominations for
Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting
Actress, Most Promising Actress and Best Writing. It was screened in
the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.Marius
and Jeannette live in the same working-class apartment complex in
Marseille, in close proximity to their neighbors. The lame Marius is a
security guard at an abandoned cement works, and since the company has
gone out of business and the plant will soon be demolished, he is
squatting in order to save money. Jeannette is a single mother raising
her two children on her own on a meagre supermarket checkout operator
salary. They meet when Jeannette tries to steal two cans of paint from
the cement lot, and Marius catches her and tries to chase her. The
following day Marius comes to her door to apologize and brings her the
two cans of paint. A relationship soon develops between them, but as
both have been wounded by marital difficulties and life in general,
they are hesitant to become committed. It does not help that
Jeannette's romantic fantasy notions are different from Marius'
practical ideas. The two must learn how to love again in order for
their relationship to blossom. Marius and Jeannette Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter