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Nos vies heureuses (1999)

| Drama, Romance | 1 December 1999 (France)
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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 | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Marie Payen Marie Payen ... Julie
Cécile Richard Cécile Richard ... Cécile
Camille Japy Camille Japy ... Emilie
Sami Bouajila ... Ali
Eric Bonicatto Eric Bonicatto ... Jean-Paul
Jean-Michel Portal Jean-Michel Portal ... Lucas
Sarah Grappin Sarah Grappin ... Sylvie
Olivier Py Olivier Py ... François
Alain Beigel Alain Beigel ... Antoine
Fanny Cottençon ... La mère de Cécile
Marc Chapiteau ... Le père de Sylvie
Frédéric Gélard Frédéric Gélard ... Vincent
Jean-Paul Bonnaire Jean-Paul Bonnaire ... Le père de Lucas
Jalil Lespert Jalil Lespert ... Etienne
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Margot Abascal Margot Abascal ... L'inconnue
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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. Written by havan_ironoak@bigfoot.com

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Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Written by Ray Davies
Performed by Jalil Lespert and Jean-Michel Portal
Courtesy of Davray Music Ltd
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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 1999 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Boldog életeink See more »

Filming Locations:

Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France See more »
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FRF9,000,000 (estimated)
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