C'est La Vie (1990)
Directed by Diane Kurys
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age |
Release Date - Nov 2, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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 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.
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beach, coming-of-age, divorce, family-strife, flashback, love-affair, May-December-romance, resort, Summer