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Life and Nothing But

Original title: La vie et rien d'autre
  • 1989
  • PG
  • 2h 15m
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7.5/10
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Life and Nothing But (1989)
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Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.

  • Director
    • Bertrand Tavernier
  • Writers
    • Jean Cosmos
    • Bertrand Tavernier
  • Stars
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Sabine Azéma
    • Pascale Vignal
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Jean Cosmos
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Stars
      • Philippe Noiret
      • Sabine Azéma
      • Pascale Vignal
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Major Delaplane
    Sabine Azéma
    Sabine Azéma
    • Irène de Courtil
    Pascale Vignal
    • Alice
    Maurice Barrier
    Maurice Barrier
    • Mercadot
    François Perrot
    François Perrot
    • Perrin
    Jean-Pol Dubois
    • André
    Daniel Russo
    Daniel Russo
    • Lieutenant Trévise
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Général Villerieux
    Arlette Gilbert
    • Valentine
    Louis Lyonnet
    • Valentin
    Charlotte Maury-Sentier
    • Cora Mabel
    • (as Charlotte Maury)
    François Caron
    • Julien
    Thierry Gimenez
    • L'adjudant du génie
    Frédérique Meininger
    Frédérique Meininger
    • Madame Lebègue
    Pierre Trabaud
    • Eugene Dilatoire
    Jean-Roger Milo
    • Monsieur Lebègue
    Catherine Verlor
    Catherine Verlor
    • Bonne soeur plage
    Jean-Christophe Lebert
    • L'amnésique
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Jean Cosmos
      • Bertrand Tavernier
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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in January 1920.
    • Quotes

      Alice: Will you go to Mass?

      Irène de Courtil: Why?

      Alice: Just because.

      Irène de Courtil: I don't think so, no.

      Alice: You're against it? You're against God?

      Irène de Courtil: I should be. All humans should be.

      Alice: You're right. Especially women. Only we don't dare.

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      Referenced in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)

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    8/10
    the aftermath of the 'war to end all wars'
    Director Bertrand Tavernier dares to show the true futility of warfare and the hypocrisy behind every call to arms by revealing how the so-called Great War (like every other war before or since) didn't end with an armistice, except of course for the dead. Phillipe Noiret stars as a military statistician assigned to account for the missing and identify the deceased; his expertise is sought by two women, strangers to each other but linked by a terrible secret.

    Noiret's character is that rarest of silver screen creatures, a middle-aged hero, and of truly heroic (but no less lifelike) proportions: competent and compassionate while at the same time flawed and uncertain. Over the course of his investigation he discovers firsthand the legacy of state-approved wholesale slaughter, and learns that after four years of bloody trench warfare some graves are best left unturned. With delicate insight and strong but subtle irony the film succeeds in putting a human face on the true victims of any war: not just the dead and disabled, but the civilians caught in the crossfire.
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    • Dec 1, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1989 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Das Leben und nichts anderes
    • Filming locations
      • Dugny-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France(church scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Hachette Première
      • AB Films
      • Little Bear
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,600
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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