Jacques Audiard

Read My Lips

Read My Lips

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.

Film Info

  • France
  • 2001
  • 119 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • French
  • Spine #1279

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jacques Audiard and director of photography Mathieu Vadepied, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • New afterword by Audiard
  • Audio commentary with actors Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos
  • Program about the making of the film featuring interviews with Audiard, Vadepied, and coscreenwriter Tonino Benacquista
  • Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat
  • Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Audiard
  • Trailer
  • New English subtitle translation
  • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau

    New cover by Century

Purchase Options

Coming soon, available Sep 23, 2025

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jacques Audiard and director of photography Mathieu Vadepied, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • New afterword by Audiard
  • Audio commentary with actors Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos
  • Program about the making of the film featuring interviews with Audiard, Vadepied, and coscreenwriter Tonino Benacquista
  • Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat
  • Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Audiard
  • Trailer
  • New English subtitle translation
  • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau

    New cover by Century
Read My Lips
Cast
Vincent Cassel
Paul Angeli
Emmanuelle Devos
Carla Bhem
Olivier Gourmet
Marchand
Olivier Perrier
Masson
Olivia Bonamy
Annie
Bernard Alane
Morel
Céline Samie
Josie Marchand
David Saracino
Richard Carambo
Christophe Vandevelde
Louis Carambo
Pierre Diot
Keller
Serge Boutleroff
Mammouth
Christiane Cohendy
Mathilde
Credits
Director
Jacques Audiard
Screenplay by
Jacques Audiard
Screenplay by
Tonino Benacquista
Executive producer
Bernard Marescot
Executive producer
Alix Raynaud
Produced by
Jean-Louis Livi
Produced by
Philippe Carcassonne
Production manager
Jean-Louis Nieuwbourg
Cinematographer
Matthieu Vadepied
Production designer
Michel Barthélémy
Costumes by
Virginie Montel
Sound by
Marc-Antoine Beldent
Sound by
Pascal Villard
Sound by
Cyril Holtz
Sound by
Philippe Amouroux
Edited by
Juliette Welfling
Music by
Alexandre Desplat