1983
5.7
33
April 20, 1983
1h 50m
In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.
Original Title
La vie est un roman
Spoken Languages
French
Production Countries
France
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
My American Uncle
Maria Chapdelaine
The Book Thief
La Haine
Joker
Into the Wild
The Evil Dead
Knives Out
Oppenheimer
Memento
Forrest Gump
Dune
Your Name.
Conclave
Orphan
Palm Springs
Production Companies
Soprofilms, Fideline Films, Filmédis, Les Films Ariane, Films A2
Director
Alain Resnais
Writer
Jean Gruault
Producer
Philippe Dussart
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
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Vittorio Gassman
Role: Walter Guarini
Ruggero Raimondi
Role: Count Michel Forbek
Fanny Ardant
Role: Livia Cerasquier
Geraldine Chaplin
Role: Nora Winkle
Sabine Azéma
Role: Élisabeth Rousseau
Pierre Arditi
Role: Robert Dufresne
Robert Manuel
Role: Georges Leroux
Martine Kelly
Role: Claudine Obertin
Samson Fainsilber
Role: Zoltán Forbek
Véronique Silver
Role: Nathalie Holberg
André Dussollier
Role: Raoul Vandamme
Guillaume Boisseau
Role: Frédéric
Sabine Thomas
Role: Marie
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Role: Teacher
Rodolphe Schacher
Role: Pierre
Jean-Claude Arnaud
Role: Driver of the van
Lucienne Hamon
Role: Juliette Watelet
Jean-Louis Richard
Role: Father Jean Watelet
Hélène Patarot
Role: Thi Lan
Flavie Ducorps
Role: Nora Winkle's daughter
Jean-Claude Corbel
Role: The legendary hero
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Role: Laplaud, kindergarten teacher
Michel Muller
Role: Bertin
Philippe Laudenbach
Role: Educator enemy of gratuitous daydreaming
Cathy Berberian
Role: Nanny
Marc Adjadj
Role:
Nelly Alard
Role:
Tony Ammirati
Role:
Sébastien Angebault
Role:
Jérôme Anger
Role:
Michel Batilliet
Role:
Francine Bergé
Role: Young girl fan of happiness
Jean-Noël Bert
Role:
Tomasz Białkowski
Role:
Patricia Bilal
Role:
Charlotte Bonnet
Role:
Bérangère Bonvoisin
Role:
Valérie Bousquet
Role:
Michel Brinquier
Role:
Linda Bruno
Role:
Robert Cantarella
Role:
Catherine Cauwet
Role:
Elisabeth Chailloux
Role:
Pierre Charras
Role:
Raphaëline Chauvière
Role:
Eve Cotton
Role:
Jean Crubelier
Role:
Yann Dedet
Role:
Garrick Dowhen
Role:
Jean-Pierre Dravel
Role:
Valérie Dréville
Role:
Nicolas Dumayet
Role:
Michelle Dumon
Role:
Jean-Marie Duprez
Role:
Thierry Ferrer
Role:
Serge Feuillard
Role:
Eric Franklin
Role:
Pierre Frano
Role:
Marie Gascon
Role:
François-Eric Gendron
Role:
Philippe Besson
Role:
