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Director:

Étienne Chatiliez

Writers:

Étienne Chatiliez (writer)
Florence Quentin (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

3 February 1988 (France) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Plot:

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families... more | add synopsis

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

quality French farce more (14 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Benoît Magimel ... Momo Groseille
Valérie Lalande ... Bernadette Le Quesnoy
Tara Römer ... Million Groseille (as Tara Romer)
Jérôme Floch ... Toc-Toc Groseille
Sylvie Cubertafon ... Ghislaine
Emmanuel Cendrier ... Pierre Le Quesnoy
Guillaume Hacquebart ... Paul Le Quesnoy
Jean-Brice Van Keer ... Mathieu Le Quesnoy
Praline Le Moult ... Emmanuelle Le Quesnoy
Axel Vicart ... Franck
Claire Prévost ... Roselyne Groseille
Hélène Vincent ... Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy
André Wilms ... Monsieur Jean Le Quesnoy
Christine Pignet ... Madame Groseille
Maurice Mons ... Monsieur Groseille
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Life Is a Long Quiet River
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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

France's most successful movie of 1988 more

Movie Connections:

References Sauvage et beau (1984) more

Soundtrack:

Paris en colère more


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quality French farce, 7 March 2002
Author: Seb from Sydney

Etienne Chatiliez is a director possessing a deft hand for comedy both cruel and subtle: think "Tatie Danielle" for the former and "Le bonheur est dans le pre" for a bit of the latter. La vie est un long fleuve tranquille is a hilarious examination of class-based comedy in the late 80s in France, with the time honoured "baby-switching" plot point to kick things off. Great performances allow a very funny film to sparkle on the screen. Highly recommended.

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