After the Life

Released Jan 1, 2004

2h 0m

Crime

Drama

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35 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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In this third part of Lucas Belvaux's genre-hopping trilogy, police officer Pascal Manise (Gilbert Melki) must deal with his drug-addicted wife, Agnès (Dominique Blanc), whose habit leads to a series of problems. Chief among them is Bruno Le Roux (Lucas Belvaux), a fugitive extremist, who encounters Agnès while she's trying to score morphine. Also involved in the drama are Jaquillat (Patrick Descamps), a drug-dealing businessman, and Cécile (Ornella Muti), an unlikely love interest for Pascal.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Each movie casts light on the others. And after watching all three, a profound blending of the stories percolates in your head.

Jun 18, 2004

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

If On the Run is the most riveting and shocking of the three, and An Amazing Couple the funniest and most engaging, After the Life is the most touching and dramatic.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 3, 2004

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Ruthe Stein

San Francisco Chronicle

[Blanc's] performance is as chilling as Lee Remick's in Days of Wine and Roses.

Rated: 3/4

May 28, 2004

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Jan 9, 2006

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James Verniere

Boston Herald

Rated: 3/4

Jul 18, 2005

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Daniel Kasman

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Rated: D+

Aug 7, 2004

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GÃ©nial. Ce sont pas trois films qui raconte une histoire, c'est une histoire filmÃ© 3 fois. Ãa se coupe, Ã§a se recoupe et surtout Ã§a se dÃ©coupe. Les opinions sur certains personnages changent d'un film Ã l'autre, des personnages qui passent de protagoniste Ã secondaire: j'insiste, c'est gÃ©nial. Et pris sÃ©parÃ©ment? Oui c'est possible de n'en voir qu'un des trois: comme c'est possible de manger un Ã©clair au chocolat sans toucher au chocolat... ;-)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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The best among the three...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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A mildly disappointing end to a superb trilogy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Poor mans three colours trilogy

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Please, inject smack into my eye balls. I mean the 1st of these three started so interesting and it ends up like this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

You know it's hard out here for a lonely disgraced cop in this melodrama, the third in a trilogy of interlocking stories and themes. As with all three films, the whole is greater than its parts, but on its own, 'After Life' is heartfelt, intimate, and elegiac.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Lucas Belvaux

Director

Ornella Muti

Cécile Costes

François Morel

Alain Costes

Dominique Blanc

Agnès Manise

Gilbert Melki

Pascal Manise

Lucas Belvaux

Bruno le Roux

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Synopsis

In this third part of Lucas Belvaux's genre-hopping trilogy, police officer Pascal Manise (Gilbert Melki) must deal with his drug-addicted wife, Agnès (Dominique Blanc), whose habit leads to a series of problems. Chief among them is Bruno Le Roux (Lucas Belvaux), a fugitive extremist, who encounters Agnès while she's trying to score morphine. Also involved in the drama are Jaquillat (Patrick Descamps), a drug-dealing businessman, and Cécile (Ornella Muti), an unlikely love interest for Pascal.

Director: Lucas Belvaux
Producer: Diana Elbaum
Screenwriter: Lucas Belvaux
Distributor: Magnolia Films
Production Co: Agat Films & Cie, Canal Plus Image International
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 2004, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.2K
Runtime: 2h 0m