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After the Life

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Desson Thomson Washington Post 06/18/2004
Each movie casts light on the others. And after watching all three, a profound blending of the stories percolates in your head. Go to Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 06/03/2004
4/4
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. Go to Full Review Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle 05/28/2004
3/4
[Blanc's] performance is as chilling as Lee Remick's in Days of Wine and Roses. Go to Full Review Film Threat 01/09/2006
3/5
James Verniere Boston Herald 07/18/2005
3/4
Daniel Kasman d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews 08/07/2004
D+
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Audience Reviews

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11/05/2013 Génial. Ce sont pas trois films qui raconte une histoire, c'est une histoire filmé 3 fois. Ça se coupe, ça se recoupe et surtout ça se découpe. Les opinions sur certains personnages changent d'un film à l'autre, des personnages qui passent de protagoniste à secondaire: j'insiste, c'est génial. Et pris séparément? Oui c'est possible de n'en voir qu'un des trois: comme c'est possible de manger un éclair au chocolat sans toucher au chocolat... ;-) See more 11/05/2013 The best among the three... See more 11/05/2013 A mildly disappointing end to a superb trilogy. See more 11/05/2013 Poor mans three colours trilogy See more 11/05/2013 Please, inject smack into my eye balls. I mean the 1st of these three started so interesting and it ends up like this. See more 11/05/2013 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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