Life Love Death
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Life Love Death

5.5 / 10 1969 1h 55mNR French
Drama

Storyline

François Toledo, married businessman and father, falls head-over-heels in love with Janine, a work colleague. However, he is soon found out: after three dates, he strangles some prostitutes, when, the victim of blackmail, he becomes dishonored. He is taken to court, and sentenced to be killed by a guillotine.

Cast & Crew

Amidou

Amidou

François Toledo

Lead
Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Caroline

Janine Magnan

Janine Magnan

Janine Toledo

LB

Lisette Bersy

Hélène, François' mother-in-law

Marcel Bozzuffi

Marcel Bozzuffi

Commissioner Marchand

Pierre Zimmer

Pierre Zimmer

Police officer

Sylvia Saurel

Sylvia Saurel

Sabine, prostitute

Denyse Roland

Denyse Roland

Prostitute in Nimes

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Lelouch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Life Love Death is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker