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Released 18 years ago.
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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
"This family is your family"
2008 1h 54m FR
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Drama
Synopsis
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A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.
“This family is your family”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Robert Duval
Zabou Breitman
Marie-Jeanne Duval
Déborah François
Fleur Duval, la fille benjamine
Marc-André Grondin
Raphaël
Pio Marmaï
Albert, fils aîné
Roger Dumas
Pierre, le père de Robert
Cécile Cassel
Prune
Stanley Weber
Éric, ami de Raphaël
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rémi Bezançon
- Writers
- Rémi Bezançon, Rémi Templé
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rémi Bezançon, shot by Antoine Monod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sinclair. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sophie Reine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jacques Gamblin and Zabou Breitman and Déborah François carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "This family is your family".
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IMDB entry: tt0926759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rémi Bezançon directs. Antoine Monod behind the camera. Sinclair scores. Sophie Reine cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Rémi Bezançon, shot by Antoine Monod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Sinclair. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Sophie Reine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jacques Gamblin and Zabou Breitman and Déborah François carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "This family is your family".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0926759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Antoine Monod
- Original score
- Sinclair
- Editing
- Sophie Reine
- Production design
- Maamar Ech-Cheikh
- Costume design
- Marie-Laure Lasson
- Makeup / hair
- Fanny Martin
- VFX supervisor
- Sébastien Rey
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,900,000
- Box office
- $13,200,000
- Return
- 224% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- 12
Also by
Rémi Bezançon
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
- TP
TPS Star
FR
Canal+
FR
France 2 Cinéma
FR
Mandarin Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- ProducerEric Altmayer
- ProducerNicolas Altmayer
- EditorSophie Reine
- Production DesignMaamar Ech-Cheikh
- Costume DesignMarie-Laure Lasson
- CastingMaya Serrulla
- Additional WritingVanessa Portal
- Storyboard ArtistRémi Templé
- Assistant DirectorAntoine Kin
- Assistant DirectorHortense de Truchis
- Assistant DirectorIsmaël Gaïta
- Assistant DirectorMatthieu Allard
- Title IllustrationÉmilie de la Hosseraye
- Casting ResearcherElsa Morillon
- Vocal CoachFrançoise Berge
- Production AssistantCarine Ruszniewski
- General ManagerSébastien Lemenez de Kerdelleau
- Location AssistantFrédéric Bertrand
- Manager of OperationsBenoît N'Guyen Lang
- Manager of OperationsWilliam Corsin
- Manager of OperationsAurélia Bono
- Manager of OperationsDamien Gailliardot
- Manager of OperationsGrégory Perez
- Manager of OperationsChristopher Perrier
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- marriage
- diary
- wine
- car crash
- student of medicine
- family
- family feud
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2009-05-0812
Also known as
International titles
- The First Day of the Rest of Your LifeUS
- Le Premier jour du reste de ta vieFR
- El primer día del resto de tu vidaES
- Amor de familiaAR
- První den zbytku tvýho životaCZ
