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      C'est la vie

      2001 1h 53m Drama Comedy List
      Reviews 73% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A spunky volunteer gives a terminally ill man a renewed lease on life. Read More Read Less

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Luis Martinez Cinenganos C'est la vie encara lo inminente con valor y dignidad y nos ensea a arrancarle a la muerte de sus huesudos dedos, el ltimo disfrute de vida. Rated: 8.5/10 Nov 14, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member the amount of snot is ok, but the pathetism is unfair. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The story is so sad, since the movie starts you know that the principal character will die. The movie wasn't bad, but it was at a very slow pace and I got tired. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Magnifique ! Sortez vos mouchoirs ! No llore,no lloro y nunca llorare por una pelicula,pero que cosa esta ! L'Amour,le vrais !;) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie touches the most sensitive fiber of anyones fears: Dead. The view at this people condemned to die because of their illnesses makes you think a lot. I really love the part where one of the volunteers sings 'Le coeur a sa memoire' to her future husband. It's a must! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member [img]http://dvdtoile.com/FILMS/3/3659.jpg[/img]:fresh: :fresh: [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]"C'est la vie"[/b] is one of those French films that makes me love French cinema. I did not really know Jean Pierre Ameris who not only directed this jewel but also co-wrote the book from which the movie is adapted.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]What strikes me in this movie is how realistic is the cinematography and how true is the acting.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]First of all the camera work here is remarkable: minimalist to the point, not at all "arty" as French movies can sometimes be. The color is also very well thought through. Overall the camera/filming serves the story, the drama and the actors...and that I like...[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The acting is top notch. Nobody is acting here. You've got the feeling that Mr. Ameris positioned his camera in order to capture a slice of life. This is the strength of Sandrine Bonnaire who is IMHO one of the best French actresses and one of the best actresses on this planet. I remember her in "Est-Ouest" (1999) where Regis Warnier (the director) got the best of her, I also remember her in "Sous le soleil de Satan" (1997) from the controversial Maurice Pialat. In all the movies she played in and the last one "Confidence trop intime" (from Patrice Leconte) is no exception she was/is on the top of her game. I also acknowledge her courage in her carrier choice and appreciate the fact that she never takes on an easy role. Her acting skill only equals her sincerity and therefore her beauty.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Jacque Dutronc, a former French singer adds to the movie the charisma, the maturity and the sincerity that his character is all about. Don't forget he embodied Van Gogh in the 1991 Van Gogh from Maurice Pialat; he also played in "Toutes peines confondues" from the Polar maestro Michel Deville in 1992. In this movie he portrays with excellence a man who meets the end of the road…He succeeds in conveying dignity and manage to leave with us this feeling of profound humanity mixed with the bitterness that life is eventually about.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]In the middle of this "Hollywoody machinery" it is sometime refreshing to turn our eyes and our mind in other directions...French cinema sometimes delivers true jewels based not on the latest special effect but on the oldest human feelings..."C'est la vie" might very well be one of those jewels.[/b][/size][/font] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A spunky volunteer gives a terminally ill man a renewed lease on life.
      Director
      Jean-Pierre Améris
      Screenwriter
      Jean-Pierre Améris, Caroline Bottaro
      Production Co
      Pan Européenne Production, France 3 Cinéma
      Genre
      Drama, Comedy
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Runtime
      1h 53m