C'est la vie!

2017 1h 55m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1,642

Comedy

Synopsis

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Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom determined to make Max's night as miserable as possible. But what makes the affair too bitter to endure is that Max's colleague and ostensible girlfriend, Joisette, seems to have written him off, coolly going about her professional duties while openly flirting with a much younger server. It's going to be a very long night… especially once the groom's aerial serenade gets underway.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri
Max
Gilles Lellouche
James
Jean-Paul Rouve
Guy
Vincent Macaigne
Julien
Alban Ivanov
Samy
Eye Haïdara
Adèle
Suzanne Clément
Josiane
Hélène Vincent
Pierre's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Nakache
Writers: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Nakache, shot by David Chizallet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dorian Rigal-Ansous 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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Jean-Pierre Bacri and Gilles Lellouche and Jean-Paul Rouve carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5699154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Nakache directs. David Chizallet behind the camera. Dorian Rigal-Ansous cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Olivier Nakache, shot by David Chizallet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Dorian Rigal-Ansous shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Jean-Pierre Bacri and Gilles Lellouche and Jean-Paul Rouve carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt5699154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.