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Kiitos elämä

Original title: Merci la vie
  • 1991
  • K-12
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.3K
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Kiitos elämä (1991)
Drama

A story of hot and desperate bond between two girls.A story of hot and desperate bond between two girls.A story of hot and desperate bond between two girls.

  • Director
    • Bertrand Blier
  • Writer
    • Bertrand Blier
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Anouk Grinberg
    • Michel Blanc
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Writer
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Stars
      • Charlotte Gainsbourg
      • Anouk Grinberg
      • Michel Blanc
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Anouk Grinberg in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anouk Grinberg in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Catherine Jacob in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thierry Frémont, and Anouk Grinberg in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anouk Grinberg in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anouk Grinberg in Kiitos elämä (1991)
    Charlotte Gainsbourg in Kiitos elämä (1991)

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    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Camille Pelleveau
    Anouk Grinberg
    Anouk Grinberg
    • Joëlle
    Michel Blanc
    Michel Blanc
    • Raymond Pelleveau (Young Father)
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • Raymond Pelleveau (Old Father)
    Annie Girardot
    Annie Girardot
    • Evangéline Pelleveau (Old Mother)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    • SS Officer
    Catherine Jacob
    Catherine Jacob
    • Evangéline Pelleveau (Young Mother)
    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Doctor Marc Antoine Worms
    Thierry Frémont
    Thierry Frémont
    • François
    François Perrot
    François Perrot
    • Maurice, the Film Director
    Yves Rénier
    Yves Rénier
    • Robert, the guard
    Didier Bénureau
    • 2nd Film Director
    Anouk Ferjac
    Anouk Ferjac
    • Mother in clinic
    Philippe Clévenot
    • Producer
    Jacques Boudet
    Jacques Boudet
    • Craven, the Depositer
    Jacques Seiler
    • Inspector
    Christiane Jean
    • Wife of Marc-Antoine
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    • Lorry Driver
    • Director
      • Bertrand Blier
    • Writer
      • Bertrand Blier
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Three actors from the cast were nominated to the César Awards for this movie : Jean Carmet won his second César and his 6 nominations, Anouk Grinberg was nominated for the first time in the Most Promising Actress category and Catherine Jacob received her third nominations.
    • Goofs
      After the scene when the car is on the beach, the girls come out of the car and start walking, in the following scene they are both wearing different clothes.
    • Connections
      References Kylmät alkupalat (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Le bon dieu
      Written by Jacques Brel
      Performed by Arno

    User reviews10

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    Featured review
    If you want to see something different, watch this movie.
    If you want to see something different, watch this movie.

    If you can bear the first 15 minutes, then you will be able to enjoy it all.

    I enjoyed every minutes of that movie. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anouk Grinberg are great. I am usually very good at predicting what will happen next in a movie. But not this time. I had no idea where Bertrand Blier was going. And he was going there real fast. He plays with everything (the story, lighting, music, actors).

    According to me, it's his best movie.
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    5
    • alf6805
    • Jul 4, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1992 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Merci La Vie
    • Filming locations
      • Hérault, France
    • Production companies
      • Ciné Valse
      • Film Par Film
      • Orly Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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