C'est La Vie
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C'est La Vie

6.0 / 10 1990 1h 50mNR French
ComedyDrama

Storyline

A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a young boy interested in kissing her, a close relationship with the imaginary addressee of her daily diary and her parents' disintegrating marriage - all this in a rented house in a summer resort.

Cast & Crew

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Lena

Lead
Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Léon

Zabou Breitman

Zabou Breitman

Bella

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Michel

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Jean-Claude

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Odette

Julie Bataille

Julie Bataille

Frédérique

Didier Bénureau

Didier Bénureau

Ruffier

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Diane Kurys's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. C'est La Vie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker