François chooses the latter. He is willing to spend his fortune and his health just to be in the orbit of something "sublime." Why It Still Resonates
In our modern era of "transactional" dating and digital curated beauty, How Much Do You Love Me?
Bertrand Blier’s 2005 film How Much Do You Love Me? ( Combien tu m'aimes? ) begins with a classic "what if" scenario that quickly spirals into a surreal exploration of beauty, loneliness, and the commodification of affection. While on the surface it appears to be a typical French farce, the film functions more like a dream—or a nightmare—about the impossibility of truly "owning" another person’s heart.
The premise is deceptively simple, almost like a dark fairy tale. François (Bernard Campan), a lonely, unassuming office clerk with a heart condition, wins the lottery. He walks into a Pigalle bar and makes a proposition to Daniela (Monica Bellucci), a woman of otherworldly beauty:
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