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La joie de vivre

  • 1993
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Michel Bouquet in La joie de vivre (1993)
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The thousand and one ways to eliminate an old man, consenting but robust, who wants to join his wife in the afterlife, by a greedy nurse.The thousand and one ways to eliminate an old man, consenting but robust, who wants to join his wife in the afterlife, by a greedy nurse.The thousand and one ways to eliminate an old man, consenting but robust, who wants to join his wife in the afterlife, by a greedy nurse.

  • Director
    • Roger Guillot
  • Writers
    • Roger Guillot
    • Josiane Maisse
  • Stars
    • Michel Bouquet
    • Gwennola Bothorel
    • Patrick Catalifo
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    21
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    • Director
      • Roger Guillot
    • Writers
      • Roger Guillot
      • Josiane Maisse
    • Stars
      • Michel Bouquet
      • Gwennola Bothorel
      • Patrick Catalifo
    • 1User review
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    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Monsieur Charme
    Gwennola Bothorel
    • Reine
    Patrick Catalifo
    • Joyeux
    Micheline Dax
    • Muguette
    Henri Virlojeux
    Henri Virlojeux
    • Cent à l'heure
    Kathie Kriegel
    • Carole
    • (as Kathy Kriegel)
    Bruce Myers
    • Karl
    Marie Mergey
    • Mrs. Jolly
    Michel Vitold
    • Henri Jolly
    James Hor
    • Le vendeur asiatique
    Eugène Berthier
    • Un homme du club du troisième âge
    Germaine Lafaille
    • Une femme du club du troisième âge
    Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
    • Une femme du club du troisième âge
    • (as Olga Poliakoff)
    Bernard Robin
    • Un homme du club du troisième âge
    • (as Bernard Robin)
    Paul Vally
    • Un homme du club du troisième âge
    Patricia Jumelle
    • La chanteuse à l'opéra
    Philippe Bohée
    • Le chanteur à l'opéra
    Brigitte Buc
    • La patissière
    • Director
      • Roger Guillot
    • Writers
      • Roger Guillot
      • Josiane Maisse
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    7dbdumonteil

    sweet euphemism...

    A widowed man, Mr Charme (Michel Bouquet) doesn't recover from his wife's death and he asks a nurse, Reine (Gwennola Bothorel) to find a solution so that he can join his late wife. Reine accepts because Mr Charme is a well-off widowed and she hopes to appropriate his fortune. For this, she is helped by Mr Charme's involved nephew, "Joyeux".

    The starting point of this movie is very interesting because it aims at showing the stinginess and the hypocrisy of certain characters obstinate by appropriating a person' inheritance. As a rule, such a topic would have demanded a caustic and malicious humor but unfortunately, it's not really the case. The movie rather distills a slight and discreet humor. The ironical side of the movie is especially softened rather than showed.

    Nevertheless, Roger Guillot offers us a pleasant movie that is worth seeing for Michel Bouquet' imposing performance. It just goes to show that a great actor can save a quite minor movie. When Bouquet is out of the sequences, the movie loses its interest. He also epitomizes a caricature of retired people: sullen and a tiny bit cynical.

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1993 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Production companies
      • Les Productions Lazennec
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Canal+
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      1 hour 20 minutes
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