C'est La Vie

1990 1h 50m FR

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6.0

MID

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6.2

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 81★6.2IMDB · 976

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a young boy interested in kissing her, a close relationship with the imaginary addressee of her daily diary and her parents' disintegrating marriage - all this in a rented house in a summer resort.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nathalie Baye
Lena
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Léon
Zabou Breitman
Bella
Richard Berry
Michel
Vincent Lindon
Jean-Claude
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Odette
Julie Bataille
Frédérique
Didier Bénureau
Ruffier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Diane Kurys
Writers: Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Diane Kurys, shot by Fabio Conversi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Nathalie Baye and Jean-Pierre Bacri and Zabou Breitman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Diane Kurys directs. Fabio Conversi behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Raymonde Guyot cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Diane Kurys, shot by Fabio Conversi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Raymonde Guyot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nathalie Baye and Jean-Pierre Bacri and Zabou Breitman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0099200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.