I Got Life!

2017

1h 29m

Comedy

Drama

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94%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

72%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Aurore gives Agnes Jaoui one of the roles of her life...

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2018

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

At times, the film comes across like a less cerebral version of Mia Hansen-Lve's Things to Come ... but it never loses its easy, digestible tone.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 24, 2018

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

It’s frothy and fun and held together with considerable warmth by Jaoui, who treads a neat line between comedy and believability.

Mar 23, 2018

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Andiee Paviour

Nobody's Reading This But Me

At 50, Aurore is in a state of flux. She's about to become a grandmother, her ex-husband has moved on and menopausal hot flushes are driving her nuts.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2019

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Rachel Brook

One Room With A View

Never fails to be fun, yet Lenoir is also insightful - she really gets under the skin of her female characters, uncovering the fears and insecurities of aging.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

I Got Life! is a joyous celebration of extraordinary ordinariness and the warmth of female solidarity.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 17, 2018

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isla s

This is a reasonably light hearted film, with some amusing moments and pretty likeable characters. I could certainly see things from the main characters perspective and I liked that she was able to speak her mind at times. There are some sad scenes and some amusing ones, as I say but overall it's a reasonably easy and enjoyable watch and so I'd recommend it, yes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Liam D

A charming, sweet and uplifting movie that have a great performance

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/22

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tim s

"I got life" is a realistic look at one woman's realisation that age is nothing more than a number despite her own body and various characters telling her otherwise. This includes a clever cameo appearance from French philosopher and noted author Francoise Heritier who explains on T.V. the traditional stages of life that favour a mans freedom and a woman's servitude. The film's original French title is Aurore which simply refers to its heroine , but the English title is taken from The Nina Simone record that plays during a dream like sequence when Aurore ( Agnes Jaoui ) dances with her two infant daughters. It is a warm , simple little film that explores the emotions of a 50 year old single, divorced mother trying to come to terms with both becoming a grandmother while experiencing the menapause. There are some amusing moments particularly a date scene in a restaurant where the staff double as opera singers during service making it almost impossible for diners to engage in any form of conversation. As a French language film it has to be engaging enough to non speaking French audiences and I got life very much pulls you into the narrative enough to forget you are reading subtitles. Overall this film is a warm, light hearted, well acted rom com that explores a few taboo subjects really well. It's a little predictable but a nice watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This movie was such a pleasant surprise. I don't think I would recommend it for males, but a great movie for women of a certain age. Very entertaining and the actress gave a great performance. She was so natural.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

This is kind of ok. My main reservations relate to the way men are portrayed and the lack of psychological realism.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Warm, funny, adorable portrait of a woman going through the menopause and finding love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Blandine Lenoir

Director

Agnès Jaoui

Aurore Tabort, née Plou

Thibault de Montalembert

Christophe Tochard, dit Totoche

Pascale Arbillot

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Sarah Suco

Marina Tabort

Lou Roy-Lecollinet

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Synopsis

A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.

Director: Blandine Lenoir
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Gaget, Blandine Lenoir, Anne-Françoise Brillot, Benjamin Dupas
Production Co: Karé Productions, France 3 Cinéma
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 29m