La vie à rebours

1995 0h 12m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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A sunny winter morning... Two brothers on a countryside path, go intown, as usual... That day, the younger brother has a meeting with his criminal friends. Stéphane, his older brother, isn’t aware of it. Fate will reunite them one last time... but too late. Stéphane, bearer of a terrible secret, is in for a life of suffering...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stéphane Rideau
Le fils
Paul Morel
Le père
Aurélien Morel
Le frère

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gaël Morel
Writers: Gaël Morel
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gaël Morel, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Catherine Schwartz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Stéphane Rideau and Paul Morel and Aurélien Morel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gaël Morel directs. Jeanne Lapoirie behind the camera. Catherine Schwartz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gaël Morel, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Catherine Schwartz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stéphane Rideau and Paul Morel and Aurélien Morel carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0111623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.