La vie est un long fleuve tranquille (Life Is a Long Quiet River) (1988)
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Life is a Long Quiet River is the satirically philosophical title for this French domestic comedy. Borrowing a page from The Corsican Brothers, the film begins with a castoff mistress spitefully switching a pair of newborn babies at the maternity ward managed by her doctor lover. As a result, the… More Life is a Long Quiet River is the satirically philosophical title for this French domestic comedy. Borrowing a page from The Corsican Brothers, the film begins with a castoff mistress spitefully switching a pair of newborn babies at the maternity ward managed by her doctor lover. As a result, the daughter (Valerie Lalande) of a family of tramps and thieves is raised in a comfy bourgeois household, while the lowlife family ends up with the middle-class family's offspring (Benoit Magimel). Twelve years after the fact, the discarded mistress confesses to her misdeed. The mistress' ex-lover, doctor Daniel Gelin, tries to set things right, with hilariously disastrous consequences. Director Etie Chatiliez had received his training in French TV commercials, so it's not surprising that Life is a Long Quiet River is a string of anecdotes and punchlines. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Étienne Chatiliez
- Genres
- Art House & International, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 3, 1988 Wide
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Cast
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Daniel Gélin
as Docteur Mavial
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Benoît Magimel
as Momo
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Valerie Lalande
as Bernadette
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Catherine Hiegel
as Josette
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Hélène Vincent
as Marielle Le Quesnoy
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André Wilms
as Jean Le Quesnoy
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Christine Pignet
as Mme. Groseille
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Maurice Mons
as M. Groseille
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Patrick Bouchitey
as Pere Auberger
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Claire Prevost
as Roselyne
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Tara Romer
as Million
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Jerome Floch
as Toc-Toc
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Sylvie Cubertafon
as Ghislaine
- Emmanuel Cendrier
- Guillaume Hacquebart
- Jean-Brice VanKeer
- Praline LeMoult
- Abbes Zahmani
- Khadou Fghoul
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Ismael Bourabaa
as Rachid
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Catherine Jacob
as Maid-servant
