The Cost of Living (2003)

Le coût de la vie (original title)

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1h 40min
Comedy
30 Jul 2003 (France)
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Some of French cinema's best known faces appear in this light hearted comedy about people's relationships with money.

Director:

Philippe Le Guay

Writers:

Jean-François Goyet, Philippe Le Guay

Stars:

Awards:

2 nominations.
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Cast

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	Fabrice Luchini	...	Brett
	Vincent Lindon	...	Coway
	Camille Japy	...	Milène
	Géraldine Pailhas	...	Helena
	Isild Le Besco	...	Laurence
	Lorànt Deutsch	...	Patrick
	Claude Rich	...	Maurice
	Catherine Hosmalin	...	Karine
	Nils Hugon	...	Robin
	Jean-Claude Leguay	...	Gérard
	Fabien Béhar	...	Le manager
	Bernard Bloch	...	Richet, l'huissier
	Chantal Neuwirth	...	Granny
	Xavier de Guillebon	...	Denis
	Daniel Martin	...	Eric
	Michel Vuillermoz	...	Le banquier
	Agathe Dronne	...	Françoise
	Chloé Mons	...	Martine, l'infirmière
	Jean-Claude Jay	...	Le père de Milène
	Serpentine Teyssier	...	Sophie
	Danièle Arditi	...	Elisabeth
	Patrice Juiff	...	Le mari d'Elisabeth
	Alain Bert	...	Vendeur immobilier 1
	Pierre Esposito	...	Vendeur immobilier 2
	Régis Betoule	...	Vendeur immobilier 3 (as Régis Betoul)
	Jean-Pol Dubois	...	Médecin Brett
	Alain Blazquez	...	Inspecteur divisionnaire
	Gilles Fisseau	...	Policier square (as Gil Fisseau)
	Philippe Fretun	...	Directeur rééducation
	Bernard Nissile	...	Praticien échographie
	Cédric Gerland	...	Fabrizio, l'ami de Richet
	Marie-Claude Vermorel	...	Réceptioniste Palace
	Stéphanie Lanier	...	Vendeuse Martine
	Anne-Sophie Robin	...	Caissière supermarché
	Dominique Charpentier	...	Sage-femme
	Olivier Claverie	...	Roberto, le majordome
	Magalie Mateci	...	Fille sexy
	Pierre Laroche	...	Le brocanteur
	Franck Adrien	...	Vendeur bouilloire
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Bertille Chabert	...	Petite fille
	Sarah Chaumette	...	Secrétaire hôpital
	Thomas Di Genova	...	Jeune homme boite de nuit
	Daniel Geiger	...	S.D.F.
	Valérie Gil	...	Vendeuse Chemisier
	Jean-Baptiste Malartre	...	Directeur Roux
	Emmanuel Monier	...	Serrurier
	Christiane Rorato	...	Cliente grande surface
	Valentin Traversi	...	Cadre Brett
	Régis Van Houtte	...	Policier square

Directed by

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Philippe Le Guay

Written by

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Jean-François Goyet	...	(writer)

Philippe Le Guay	...	(writer)

Produced by

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Romain Le Grand	...	associate producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint	...	producer

Music by

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Philippe Rombi

Cinematography by

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Laurent Machuel

Editing by

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Martine Giordano

Editorial Department

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Eric Armbruster	...	assistant editor
Marie Da Costa	...	assistant editor
Christel Dewynter	...	assistant editor
Martine Planchard	...	trailer editor
Camille Toubkis	...	assistant editor
David Vincent	...	color timer

Casting By

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Frédérique Moidon
Aïda Pratte
Stéphane Zito

Production Design by

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Jimmy Vansteenkiste

Costume Design by

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Anne Schotte

Makeup Department

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Charlotte Arguillère	...	hair stylist / wig maker
Annouschka Berthézène	...	makeup artist
Michèle Constantinides	...	key makeup artist (as Michelle Constantinides)
Catherine Crassac	...	hair stylist

Production Management

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Jean-Jacques Albert	...	production manager
Matthieu Bled	...	post-production manager
Didier Carrel	...	unit manager
Fabrice Castinel	...	assistant unit manager
David Le Gall	...	assistant unit manager
Christophe Masson	...	assistant unit manager
Boucif Mohammedi	...	trainee unit manager
Abdeljalil Mokeddem	...	assistant unit manager
Aurélie Sterling	...	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gilles Balezeaux	...	first assistant director
Gabriel Levy	...	third assistant director
Elodie Martin	...	trainee assistant director (as Elodie Bureau)
Cécile Navarro	...	trainee assistant director
Yvon Rouvé	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Saede Bensaci	...	carpenter
Annie Berthaud	...	tapestry
Eric Berthet	...	carpenter
Eric Braye	...	set dresser
Loïc Cascarino	...	prop buyer
Marie-Pierre Cazaban	...	assistant decorator
Grégory De Min	...	property master
David Fargot	...	painter
Abdelhazek Halitim	...	painter
Dalila Kerrar	...	painter
Sophie Lampkin	...	head painter
Thierry Lautout	...	painter
Cedric Marchand	...	construction grip
Yann Morvan	...	carpenter
Sylvain Robert	...	construction grip
Maryse Saint-Maur	...	painter
Sebastien Teillet	...	carpenter

Sound Department

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Sébastien Adamczak	...	post synchronization
Salim Amrani	...	sound recordist
Patrick Egreteau	...	foley artist
Jean Goudier	...	sound
Vincent Goujon	...	boom operator
Dominique Hennequin	...	sound mixer
Jean-Max Morise	...	post-synchronization
Yves-Marie Omnes	...	boom operator
Martine Planchard	...	dialogue editor
Laurent Poirier	...	sound
Olivier Villette	...	sound assistant
Christophe Vingtrinier	...	sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Armel Cessa	...	special effects
Jean-Pierre Grandet	...	special effects
Antoine Rivière	...	special effects
Serge Roux	...	special effects
Christophe Schmitt	...	special effects
Christian Talenton	...	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matthieu Alquier	...	grip
Frédéric Amelin	...	grip
Thomas Bataille	...	assistant camera
Farid Ben Maacha	...	electrician
Mathieu Bertholet	...	assistant camera
Nicolas Dixmier	...	gaffer
Jean-Marc Duez	...	grip
Stéphane Gallou	...	grip
Vincent Garat	...	electrician
Julie Gaujour	...	video assist
Alexandre Gotkovski	...	electrician
Gaston Grandin	...	key grip
Messaoud Guerib	...	electrician (as Messaoud Gherib)
Emilie de la Hosseraye	...	still photographer
Frédéric Loustalot	...	electrician
Stephen Mack	...	assistant camera
Franck Magnien	...	electrician
Morvan Omnes	...	grip
Didier Rollot	...	electrician (as Didier Rolot)
Adam Rózanski	...	steadicam operator
Emmanuel Théry	...	electrician

Casting Department

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Sofia El Idrissi El Yacoubi	...	assistant extras casting
Nathalie Lassire	...	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Leila Adjir

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costumer

Music Department

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Benjamin Caillaud	...	assistant music recordist
Stéphane Reichart	...	music scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Sylvie Koechlin

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Romain Benoist	...	production administrator
Chantal Bégasse	...	production secretary
Joël Chmielowski	...	groupman (as Joel Chimielowski)
Sandra Cornevaux	...	press attache
Daniel Hardouin	...	production administrator
Pierre-Yves Laurans	...	production assistant
Kamel Lyoubi	...	groupman
Alexandra Schamis	...	press attache
Aurélie Thirion	...	production assistant

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Kairos (2004) (Italy)
Istituto Luce (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
Pathé

Special Effects

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Mikros Image

Other Companies

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D.C.A. (sound transfer)
IMS Film & Media Insurance (insurance)
Iris Camera (camera equipment)
Locaflash (electrical equipment)
TEST (titles and opticals)
Telegrip (grip equipment)
Télétota (sound editing)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	constipation avarice restaurant-owner bailiff no-credits See All (5) »
Genres	Comedy
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Certification	Australia:M France:Tous publics Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Le Coût de la vie (France) The Cost of Living (United States) The Cost of Living (World-wide, English title) Det handler om penge (Denmark) Il costo della vita (Italy) See more »
Runtime	100 min
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color
Sound Mix	Dolby
Filming Locations	Centre de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle La Châtaigneraie, rue Bernard d'Astruc, Menucourt, Val-d'Oise, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend France

$1,630,748, 01 Aug 2003

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