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7.0/10   481 votes
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Director:
Bertrand Blier
Writer:
Bertrand Blier (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 March 1991 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Camille, a naive schoolgirl meets an intiguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
When I first saw this flick, I thought it was 20 years ahead of its time. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlotte Gainsbourg ... Camille Pelleveau
Anouk Grinberg ... Joëlle
Michel Blanc ... Raymond Pelleveau (Young Father)
Jean Carmet ... Raymond Pelleveau (Old Father)
Annie Girardot ... Evangéline Pelleveau (Old Mother)
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... SS Officer
Catherine Jacob ... Evangéline Pelleveau (Young Mother)

Gérard Depardieu ... Doctor Marc Antoine Worms
Thierry Frémont ... François
François Perrot ... Maurice, the Film Director
Yves Rénier ... Robert, the guard
Didier Bénureau ... 2nd Film Director
Anouk Ferjac ... Mother in clinic
Philippe Clévenot ... Producer
Jacques Boudet ... Craven, the Depositer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Thank You, Life
Thanks for Life
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | France:-12 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
Hérault, France more
Company:
Ciné Valse more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
When I first saw this flick, I thought it was 20 years ahead of its time., 9 March 2000
9/10
Author: patate-2 from Montreal

When I first saw this flick, I thought it was 20 years ahead of its time. Nine years later, I'd like to review the "20" part of it. Say "30" instead. It was an important flick for me. A reflection on cinema, reality and time. I remember reading a "Letter to the editor" in the local paper (La Presse) in which the "reader" expressed his disgust for the film. Nothing is disgusting about it. "Challenging" maybe. "Disturbing". Never "Disgusting", unless one is disgusting by the story of a young woman spreading an imaginary mortal sexually transmissible disease for the local doctor to prosper.

Of course, since and before, other experiences were made, but this one is not to be overlooked. A must.

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