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Alive

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 25m
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Valeria Golino, Lionel Abelanski, Richard Anconina, and Maxim Nucci in Alive (2004)
MusicalComedyDrama
To regain the one he loves and his children, Alex Meyer, composer and director of musicals, hard hit by his marital breakdown dating back three years, decides to rebuild himself.To regain the one he loves and his children, Alex Meyer, composer and director of musicals, hard hit by his marital breakdown dating back three years, decides to rebuild himself.To regain the one he loves and his children, Alex Meyer, composer and director of musicals, hard hit by his marital breakdown dating back three years, decides to rebuild himself.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
216
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
251,947
31,387
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    • Director
      • Frédéric Berthe
    • Writers
      • Ivan Calbérac(adaptation)
      • Philippe Lyon
      • Julien Seri(idea)
    • Stars
      • Richard Anconina
      • Maxim Nucci
      • Valeria Golino
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    • Director
      • Frédéric Berthe
    • Writers
      • Ivan Calbérac(adaptation)
      • Philippe Lyon
      • Julien Seri(idea)
    • Stars
      • Richard Anconina
      • Maxim Nucci
      • Valeria Golino
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Richard Anconina
    Richard Anconina
    • Alex Meyer
    Maxim Nucci
    • Mathieu
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • Elisa
    Lionel Abelanski
    Lionel Abelanski
    • José
    Laëtitia Lacroix
    • Sabrina
    Éric Naggar
    • Jérôme
    Véronique Biefnot
    • Anna
    Fabienne Darnaud
    • Coralie
    Sonia Lacen
    • Agathe
    Ginie Line
    • Sandra
    Christophe Willem
    • Henri
    Emmanuel Dahl
    • Miguel
    Side Hajjaji
    • Tony
    Laurent Ban
    • Antoine
    Frankie Wallach
    Frankie Wallach
    • Audrey
    Laurie Felicio
    • Laetitia
    Julien Courbey
    • Steve
    Philippe Drecq
    • M. Marchand
    • (as Philippe Drecq-Espargelière)
    • Director
      • Frédéric Berthe
    • Writers
      • Ivan Calbérac(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Philippe Lyon
      • Julien Seri(idea)
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    1/10
    France just can't do it anymore ?
    I love "debut films" telling how somebody has passion, works and succeeds : stuff like Billy Elliot, Fame (great and underrated), Flashdance, Beat Streat (also great and underrated)... Some are light, some quite dark (Saturday Night Fever for instance). Most of them talk about music and dance (but Rocky is of the same kind no ?) How much of those movies exist ? hundreds maybe. One country (at least) seems totally unable to produce that kind of movies, and it is mine : France. I can tell titles : "Paroles et musique", "bouge!" and maybe the lamest of all, "Alive" (there is also "le defi", but to be honest I didn't watch it). All those movies talk about a show-business that never existed (that way) in this country : talent, work and struggle for art are not very french I guess. "Alive" is the story of a musical show (but there aren't much of that in France) director who lost his talent when his wife left him. He want to be back, even if his producer refuses to help him and even tries to stop him. The show is lame, the music is lame, maybe the only good point is that one or two singers are good (but not well exploited : the (now famous) talented Christophe Willem appears just a little as a guy called Henri who won't fit...). The editing is unprofessional, with a constant musical background (stop that radio), the romantic plot is ridiculous, all is too fast, and goes without any kind of tension, the audience stays out of that bad soda commercial. Maybe the worst movie I've watched on DVD this year.

    If you look for a french "debut movie" that is worth watching, well there is one actually. It's "French Cancan", by Jean Renoir (1955). Cruel and fair.
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      • October 20, 2004 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
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    • Language
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • KL Productions
      • AT-Production
      • TF1 Films Production
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      • $2,724,642
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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