Nos vies heureuses (1999)

Intertwined stories of six friends searching for happy lives. Julie is released from hospital after a suicide attempt, Ali leaves Morocco to study in France, Jean-Paul is a religious ... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Maillot

Writers:

Jacques Maillot, Eric Veniard

Stars:

Marie Payen, Cécile Richard, Camille Japy

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marie Payen	...	Julie
Cécile Richard	...	Cécile
Camille Japy	...	Emilie
Sami Bouajila	...	Ali
Eric Bonicatto	...	Jean-Paul
Jean-Michel Portal	...	Lucas
Sarah Grappin	...	Sylvie
Olivier Py	...	François
Alain Beigel	...	Antoine
Fanny Cottençon	...	La mère de Cécile
Marc Chapiteau	...	Le père de Sylvie
Frédéric Gélard	...	Vincent
Jean-Paul Bonnaire	...	Le père de Lucas
Jalil Lespert	...	Etienne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Margot Abascal	...	L'inconnue

Storyline

Intertwined stories of six friends searching for happy lives. Julie is released from hospital after a suicide attempt, Ali leaves Morocco to study in France, Jean-Paul is a religious militant, Emilie is in the midst of a breakup, Cecile staves off boredom by taking photographs and Lucas has broken up with his wife and is in the midst of finding himself sexually.

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Plot Keywords:

photograph | suicide attempt | friend | immigration | hashish | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Le nostre vite felici

Filming Locations:

Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Idéa Productions, Magouric Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"A ton étoile"
Written by Bertrand Cantat, Noir Désir
Performed by Noir Désir (Yann Tiersen mix)
Courtesy of Barclay

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