À la vie, à la mort! (1995)
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- 1h 48min
- Comedy, Drama
- 11 Oct 1995 (France)
- Movie
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
Ariane Ascaride | ... |
Marie-Sol
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Jacques Boudet | ... |
Papa Carlossa
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin | ... |
Jaco
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Jacques Gamblin | ... |
Patrick
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Gérard Meylan | ... |
José
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Jacques Pieiller | ... |
Otto
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Pascale Roberts | ... |
Joséfa
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Laetitia Pesenti | ... |
Vénus
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Frédérique Bonnal | ... |
Jaco's wife
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Alain Lenglet | ... |
Le patron de Marie-Sol
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Farid Ziane | ... |
Farid
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Pierre Banderet |
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Marie-Alix Lafran |
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Jo Mathis |
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Florent Munoz |
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Florence Nivoix |
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Christian Poitevin |
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Lola Reboud |
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Directed by
Robert Guédiguian |
Written by
Robert Guédiguian | ... | () |
Jean-Louis Milesi | ... | () |
Produced by
Robert Guédiguian | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Bernard Cavalié |
Editing by
Bernard Sasia |
Editorial Department
Valérie Meffre | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Michel Vandestien |
Makeup Department
Mayté Alonso | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Alexandra Bourdon | ... | production secretary |
Malek Hamzaoui | ... | production manager |
Joëlle Hanania | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Reboud | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Karim Hamzaoui | ... | assistant decorator |
Catherine Keller | ... | assistant decorator |
Olivier Pace | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
Laurent Lafran | ... | sound |
Jean-Yves Rousseau | ... | sound mixer |
Pierre Tucat | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Ide | ... | assistant camera |
Dominique Robert | ... | key grip |
Pierre Stenuit | ... | lighting technician |
Stéphane Veuillet | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
Alexandra Bourdon | ... | production secretary |
Laurence Lemoine | ... | production administrator |
Dominique Naeger | ... | production assistant |
Eric Vassard | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Agat Films & Cie
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Groupement National des Cinémas de Recherche (GNCR) (support)
- Agence du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion (ACID) (in collaboration with)
Distributors
- Pierre Grise Distribution (1995) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arane (titles)
- Audiophase (sound mixing)
- Transpalux (electrical equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In Estaque, a northern suburb of Marseilles, stuck between oil refinery smokestacks and the Mediterranean sea, a handful of die-hards has taken refuge in a cabaret. There is José, the owner, a big-hearted gypsy who loves cars and women's bodies; Joséfa, his wife, the establishment's stripper despite her advanced years and Marie-Sol who climbs the hill every day to visit Notre-Dame de la Garde and beseech Virgin Mary to give her a child. There is Patrick, her husband who has been unemployed for ages but who is kind despite appearances and their friend Jaco who is having a hard time. His wife and daughters hate him for not keeping up on the mortgage repayments. Last but not least is Papa Carlossa who believes that Franco still rules Spain and fantasizes about bumping him off. Alternately sad and comic, with its colorful characters, entertaining dialogue and light social commentary, "Unto Life, Unto Death" gives us the portrait of people searching for identity and struggling to survive. The result is a film that is unexpectedly fresh and brimming with love. Written by Anonymous |
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