Oh, Woe Is Me

Oh, Woe Is Me

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 8, 1993

This complex allegorical tale tells the story of man’s quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu, his wife Rachel realizes that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband.

Oh, Woe Is Me

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 8, 1993

Oh, Woe Is Me
This complex allegorical tale tells the story of man’s quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu, his wife Rachel realizes that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Les Films Alain Sarde, Vega Film, Périphéria
Original title Hélas pour moi
Directors Jean-Luc Godard
Writers Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

as Simon Donnadieu

Laurence Masliah

as Rachel Donnadieu

Bernard Verley

as Abraham Klimt

Aude Amiot

as Aude Amiel

Roland Blanche

as Le professeur de dessin / Le libraire

Marc Betton

as Le médecin

François Germond

as Le pasteur