La vie est un roman (1983)
Life Is a Bed of Roses
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.
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Vittorio Gassman
as Walter Guarini
as Walter Guarini
Ruggero Raimondi
as Count Michel Forbek
as Count Michel Forbek
Fanny Ardant
as Livia Cerasquier
as Livia Cerasquier
Geraldine Chaplin
as Nora Winkle
as Nora Winkle
Sabine Azéma
as Élisabeth Rousseau
as Élisabeth Rousseau
Pierre Arditi
as Robert Dufresne
as Robert Dufresne
Robert Manuel
as Georges Leroux
as Georges Leroux
Martine Kelly
as Claudine Obertin
as Claudine Obertin
Samson Fainsilber
as Zoltán Forbek
as Zoltán Forbek
Véronique Silver
as Nathalie Holberg
as Nathalie Holberg
André Dussollier
as Raoul Vandamme
as Raoul Vandamme
Guillaume Boisseau
as Frédéric
as Frédéric
Sabine Thomas
as Marie
as Marie
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Teacher
as Teacher
Rodolphe Schacher
as Pierre
as Pierre
Jean-Claude Arnaud
as Driver of the van
as Driver of the van
Lucienne Hamon
as Juliette Watelet
as Juliette Watelet
Jean-Louis Richard
as Father Jean Watelet
as Father Jean Watelet
Hélène Patarot
as Thi Lan
as Thi Lan
Flavie Ducorps
as Nora Winkle's daughter
as Nora Winkle's daughter
Jean-Claude Corbel
as The legendary hero
as The legendary hero
Jean-Michel Dupuis
as Laplaud, kindergarten teacher
as Laplaud, kindergarten teacher
Michel Muller
as Bertin
as Bertin
Philippe Laudenbach
as Educator enemy of gratuitous daydreaming
as Educator enemy of gratuitous daydreaming
Cathy Berberian
as Nanny
as Nanny
Marc Adjadj
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Nelly Alard
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Tony Ammirati
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Sébastien Angebault
as
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Jérôme Anger
as
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Michel Batilliet
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Francine Bergé
as Young girl fan of happiness
as Young girl fan of happiness
Jean-Noël Bert
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Tomasz Białkowski
as
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Patricia Bilal
as
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Charlotte Bonnet
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Bérangère Bonvoisin
as
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Valérie Bousquet
as
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Michel Brinquier
as
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Linda Bruno
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Robert Cantarella
as
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Catherine Cauwet
as
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Elisabeth Chailloux
as
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Pierre Charras
as
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Raphaëline Chauvière
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Eve Cotton
as
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Jean Crubelier
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Yann Dedet
as
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Garrick Dowhen
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Jean-Pierre Dravel
as
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Valérie Dréville
as
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Nicolas Dumayet
as
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Michelle Dumon
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Jean-Marie Duprez
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Thierry Ferrer
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Serge Feuillard
as
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Eric Franklin
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Pierre Frano
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Marie Gascon
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François-Eric Gendron
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Philippe Besson
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Alain Resnais
Director
Director
Jean Gruault
Writer
Writer
Philippe-Gérard
Music
Music
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Editor
Catherine Leterrier
Costume Design
Costume Design
Pierre Lenoir
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Enki Bilal
Costume Design
Costume Design
Jacques Saulnier
Production Design
Production Design
Jean-Pierre Besnard
Editor
Editor
Bruno Nuytten
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Philippe Dussart
Producer
Producer
Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Enki Bilal
Production Design
Production Design
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