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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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A family lives through five key days.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Director and writer Rémi Bezançon has a view of family life at odds with that of our own curmudgeon Philip Larkin, and the final reel proves the point. Rated: 3/5 Nov 27, 2009 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) While it's competently put together, you can't help wondering what the point is. Rated: 2/5 Nov 20, 2009 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Reasonable enough, but underpowered. Rated: 2/5 Nov 20, 2009 Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile An ode to parenting, taken at a mature and sophisticated level. The pains and joys are represented well, without fanfare or histrionics Jul 31, 2010 Full Review Louise Keller Urban Cinefile This is a vibrant film filled with truths of everyday life, when communication, misunderstandings, circumstances and emotions mesh together like a single heartbeat Jul 31, 2010 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) A funny, deeply affecting and often painfully truthful movie about families, parenthood, growing up, growing old and dying, devoid of sentimentality. Nov 27, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member strongly moving ,sweet, simple and enjoyable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Disappointed. Probably more fun to make than it was to watch Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best movies I've ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best family films I have ever watched, and one of the very few things that could soothe my mind during its darkest days. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I got bored rather quickly. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A lightly told well structured French family movie about growing up and the struggles as a parent. In one or another scene you feel find yourself resembled, yet you might have felt like that before. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A family lives through five key days.
Director
Rémi Bezançon
Producer
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter
Rémi Bezançon
Production Co
Mandarin Films, StudioCanal
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 3, 2009
Runtime
1h 54m