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Released 23 years ago.
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My Life on Ice
2003 1h 42m FR
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5.6
MID
★5.6TMDB · 29
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Synopsis
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Etienne is crazy about ice skating and videoing his daily life with a digital camera. He records his mother, friends, and geography teacher. Initially his intention is to setup a date between his mother and his teacher, however, he starts to realize that he is infatuated with the teacher himself.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jimmy Tavares
Étienne
Ariane Ascaride
Caroline
Jonathan Zaccaï
Laurent
Hélène Surgère
La grand-mère
Lucas Bonnifait
Ludovic
Frédéric Gorny
L'homme de la falaise
Nicolas Pontois
Le copain patineur
Frédéric Sendon
Le client de la librairie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Olivier Ducastel
- Writers
- Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
- 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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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Directed by Olivier Ducastel, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. 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 Philippe Miller. 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 Sabine Mamou 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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Jimmy Tavares and Ariane Ascaride and Jonathan Zaccaï carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0304363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Olivier Ducastel directs. Matthieu Poirot-Delpech behind the camera. Philippe Miller scores. Sabine Mamou cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Olivier Ducastel, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Philippe Miller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Sabine Mamou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jimmy Tavares and Ariane Ascaride and Jonathan Zaccaï carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0304363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "normandy, france", "video surveillance", "ice skating stadium", "teenage crush".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
- Original score
- Philippe Miller
- Editing
- Sabine Mamou
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Olivier Ducastel
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- AG
Agat & Cie
Canal+
FR
Key crew
- EditorSabine Mamou
- ProducerNicolas Blanc
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- normandy, france
- video surveillance
- ice skating stadium
- teenage crush
- ice skating
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- teachers and students
- videography
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-08-05· Locarno Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Ma VieGB
- My Life on IceUS
