The Life of the Dead
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The Life of the Dead

6.5 / 10 1991 53mNR French
Drama

Storyline

A young woman convenes with her extended family in a provincial village where her cousin, in a coma, is hospitalized after attempting suicide.

Cast & Crew

Thibault de Montalembert

Thibault de Montalembert

Christian McGillis

Lead
Roch Leibovici

Roch Leibovici

Yvan McGillis

Marianne Denicourt

Marianne Denicourt

Pascale McGillis

BB

Bernard Ballet

Edouard McGillis

SG

Suzel Goffre

Irina Lenehan

Laurence Côte

Laurence Côte

Isabelle Lenehan

Benoît Brione

Benoît Brione

Charles O'Madden Burke

Laurent Schilling

Laurent Schilling

Tony O'Madden Burke

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arnaud Desplechin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Life of the Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker