Dans la vie (2007)

Muslim woman is nursing an Jew invalid lady. Even though they live in France, they are trying to get along during the conflict between Israel and Palestine in middle east.

Director:

Philippe Faucon

Writers:

Amel Amani, Philippe Faucon

Stars:

Houria Belhadji, Sabrina Ben Abdallah, Mohamed Chabane-Chaouche

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Houria Belhadji	...	Danseuse
Sabrina Ben Abdallah	...	Sélima
Mohamed Chabane-Chaouche	...	Frère Sélima
Ariane Jacquot	...	Esther
Oumria Mouffok	...	Soeur Sélima
Zohra Mouffok	...	Halima
Hocine Nini	...	Ali

Storyline

Muslim woman is nursing an Jew invalid lady. Even though they live in France, they are trying to get along during the conflict between Israel and Palestine in middle east.

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Plot Keywords:

wheelchair | religion | loneliness | jewish | handicapped | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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User Reviews

The Short Relationship of Two Ladies

Dans La Vie is one of the French comedy selected under the screening of Singapore French Film Festival 2009. The 73 minutes comedy directed by Philippe Faucon is short, simple yet interesting. Compared to other commercial French comedies, Dans La Vie tackles race and religion, and using it as a main selling point of the film.

Dans La Vie surrounds three characters: Esther (Ariane Jacquot), Selima (Sabrin Ben Abdalla) and Halima (Zohra Mouffok). Esther is a middle-aged Jewish handicapped woman, who was nursed by Selima, a Arabic nurse. When Esther's eccentric behavior drives her former caretaker away, Selima introduces her mother, Halima,a Muslim, to work as the caretaker. When Esther's only son is committed to work that forces Esther to stay with Halima under one roof, conflict arises that bonds both Esther and Halima together.

Dans La Vie tackles the conflicts between the Jews and Muslims without hurting one another's race and religion. It is a simple story that sends a message to the audience that there are differences in every race and religion, but with tolerance and acceptance, it creates harmony. And it is true that the message is spread to the audience.

With the cast mainly consist of females, it seems to be more of a weekday matinée soap comedy on the TV. With only 73 minutes, there are many more issues that has yet to be covered, such as how the bonds between Esther and Halima were formed, why Halima insisted in going to Mecca for pilgrim without the assistant of her children and more. As a audience, one might feel short charged for paying a full price ticket to Dans La Vie. It is good that Dans La Vie gets a release in theater, but it seems to be more suitable for DVD release.

Give it a try if you are looking for a comedy with a new angle and you do not have much time to spare.

Details

Official Sites:

Pyramide Distribution [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

12 March 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Dve dame

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$723,423

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte France Cinéma, Istiqlal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1