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Writers:
Jean-François Deniau (novel)
Alain Le Henry (writer) ...
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Release Date:
12 September 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Les vies les plus belles sont celles qu'on invente.
Plot:
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator... more | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 9 nominations more
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A Comedy Masterpiece more (7 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mathieu Kassovitz | ... | Albert Dehousse | |
| Anouk Grinberg | ... | Servane | |
| Sandrine Kiberlain | ... | Yvette | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | ... | Albert Dehousse (old) | |
| Albert Dupontel | ... | Dionnet | |
| Nadia Barentin | ... | The General's Wife | |
| Bernard Bloch | ... | Ernst | |
| François Chattot | ... | Louvier | |
| Philippe Duclos | ... | Caron | |
| Danièle Lebrun | ... | Madame Dehousse | |
| Armand de Baudry d'Asson | ... | Englishman | |
| Wilfred Benaïche | ... | Henry Nervoix | |
| François Berléand | ... | Monsieur Jo | |
| Philippe Berodot | ... | Leguen | |
| Gilles Del Frate | ... | The Partisan |
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A Self-Made Hero
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13
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This film is a true masterpiece. The character delineation of our hero and how he gets there is true comedy at its best. Great comedy not only makes us laugh but makes us reflect on human life at the same time. This film does that. We get a satire on recent French history and well as the mores of the society. There are so many scenes where one knows that only a French film could be made this way.
This film is even better than Mr. Audiard's marvelous film "Read My Lips." The acting is superb and the script flawless. Do yourself a favor and rent this.