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Life of Riley

Original title: Aimer, boire et chanter
  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
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6.0/10
1.3K
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Life of Riley (2014)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to liv... Read allIn the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.
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1.3K
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  • Director
    • Alain Resnais
  • Writers
    • Alan Ayckbourn(play)
    • Laurent Herbiet(adaptation)
    • Alain Resnais(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sabine Azéma
    • Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Caroline Silhol
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alain Resnais
  • Writers
    • Alan Ayckbourn(play)
    • Laurent Herbiet(adaptation)
    • Alain Resnais(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sabine Azéma
    • Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Caroline Silhol
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Sandrine Kiberlain and Michel Vuillermoz in Life of Riley (2014)
    Sabine Azéma and Caroline Silhol in Life of Riley (2014)
    Sabine Azéma and Caroline Silhol in Life of Riley (2014)
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    Caroline Silhol and Michel Vuillermoz in Life of Riley (2014)
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    Sabine Azéma
    Sabine Azéma
    • Kathryn
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Monica
    Caroline Silhol
    • Tamara
    • (as Caroline Sihol)
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Simeon
    Hippolyte Girardot
    Hippolyte Girardot
    • Colin
    Michel Vuillermoz
    • Jack
    Alba Gaïa Bellugi
    • Tilly
    • (as Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi)
    Gérard Lartigau
    • Le révérend
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Alain Resnais
    • Writers
      • Alan Ayckbourn(play)
      • Laurent Herbiet(adaptation)
      • Alain Resnais(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Alain Resnais was unable to attend the film's world premiere at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival for health reasons. He died less than a month later, shortly before the film's opening day in France.

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    Top review
    7/10
    Swansong from French Director Alain Resnais in an Aykbourn adaptation.
    Resnais brought us the likes of 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' and has collaborated with Alan Aykbourn in the past. Here he takes Aykbourn's very English play – sets it in Yorkshire and does it in French. It is about three couples who are all am dram enthusiasts. They are rehearsing a play and find out that a mutual friend – George – is terminally ill and has only mere months to live.

    They decide the play must go on but they will all rally around for George – whom they all have great affection for. The play unravels the motivations of all the players in a slow reveal that can be amusing and at times stylistically 'stagey'. It is also filmed on artificial sets to give the added feeling of being am dram and an actual play which will please or annoy depending on your taste. Thespians will appreciate the homage to the theatre.

    The performances were all good, and the story is fine, but I felt it dragged a bit in parts, and it is only 109 minutes long. Still this is a fine swan song for Resnais who we sadly lost after he made this film. He was a marvellous talent of the French film industry and will be very much missed – if you are a fan of his work then I am sure you will not be disappointed in this – his last film.
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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2014 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Amar, beber y cantar
    • Filming locations
      • Studios de Paris, La Cité du Cinéma, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies
      • F Comme Film
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • Solivagus Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,616
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,423,379
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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