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Nathalie Baye, Richard Berry, Zabou Breitman, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ... see more see more... , Didier Benureau , Candice Lefranc , Alexis Derlon , Emmanuelle Boidron , Maxime Boidron , Benjamin Sacks , Julie Bataille , Jean-Claude de Goros , Vincent Lindon , Philippe Lievre

One might assume that the original title of this French production was C'est La Vie. Wrong: the film was initially released as La Baule-les-Pins, then distributed to English speaking countries under a... read more read more... more "understandable" French cognomen. The film is set during a deceptively idyllic summer. Two young girls are fascinated bystanders as their parents' marriage dissolves and their mother takes up with a younger man. What might have been material for tear-stained drama in an American film is treated with perceptive humor in C'est La Vie. Director Diane Kurys cowrote the screenplay with Alain Le Henry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Diane Kurys

Release Date: January 1, 1990

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DVD Release Date: March 4, 2003

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 30, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

An engaging tale about the break-up of a family unit as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year old girl. Full Review

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  • In the classic dance scene from "Pulp Fiction" Uma Thurman and John Travolta dance to a song by a classic Rocker called "C'est la Vie". Who sang this song?  Answer »
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