Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
La vie est un roman (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 50min
- Comedy, Drama
- 20 Apr 1983 (France)
- Movie
- 3 nominations.
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Directed by
Alain Resnais |
Written by
Jean Gruault | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Philippe Dussart | ... | producer |
Music by
Philippe-Gérard |
Cinematography by
Bruno Nuytten |
Editing by
Jean-Pierre Besnard | ||
Albert Jurgenson |
Editorial Department
Jean-Pierre Besnard | ... | assistant editor |
Thomas Bouffioulx | ... | digital intermediate - restoration |
Philippe Tourret | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
Enki Bilal | ||
Jacques Saulnier |
Set Decoration by
Philippe Turlure |
Costume Design by
Enki Bilal | ||
Catherine Leterrier |
Production Management
Jean Lara | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean Léon | ... | assistant director |
Florence Malraux | ... | assistant director |
Guy Pinon | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Maurice Laumain | ... | sound editor |
Pierre Lenoir | ... | sound mixer |
Jacques Maumont | ... | re-recording mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Luc Bezeau | ... | grip |
Philippe Brun | ... | camera operator |
Eric Gautier | ... | trainee assistant camera |
Gérard Rival | ... | grip |
Alain Tanguy | ... | electrician |
Location Management
Arlette Danis | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Cathy Berberian | ... | singing voice |
Fabienne Guyon | ... | singing voice: Sabine Azéma |
Script and Continuity Department
Sylvette Baudrot | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
- Soprofilms (co-production)
- Films A2 (co-production)
- Fideline Films (co-production)
- Les Films Ariane (co-production)
- Filmédis (co-production)
- Ministère de la Culture (participation)
Distributors
- Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1983) (France) (theatrical)
- Soprofilms (1983) (France) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1984) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- International Spectrafilm (1984) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Levné Knihy (2009) (Czechia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Fujicolor (film)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Three intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. After the war he uses it to start a utopian society by brainwashing his friends, including his former fiancee, Livia, and her husband. In the present day, the castle is being used as an alternative school and, in the summer holidays, for an educational conference. At the conference, the American Nora Winkle bets Claudine that the ernest public school teacher Elisabeth Rousseau will be enticed into the bed of Robert Dufresne, even though the principal speaker, Walter Guarini, is obviously interested in Elisabeth. Meanwhile, the children staying at the castle over the holidays invent their own medieval tale about freeing prisoners from the dungeons. Written by Will Gilbert |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | While old fashioned Kodak film was used for the 1910s scenes and legendary period, modern Fuji film was shot for the 1982 storyline, opposing dreamlike effects of the former to realism of the latter. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Fanny Ardant. See more » |
Soundtracks | Je Crois à l'Amour See more » |