Comedy · France · 1988 · 1h 30m

Life Is a Long Quiet River

La vie est un long fleuve tranquille

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Director
Étienne Chatiliez
Cast
Benoît Magimel as Momo Groseille Valérie Lalande as Bernadette Le Quesnoy Catherine Hiegel as Josette Daniel Gélin as Docteur Mavial Hélène Vincent as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy André Wilms as Monsieur Jean Le Quesnoy
Crew
Pascal Lebègue — Director of Photography Chantal Delattre — Editor Gérard Kawczynski — Original Music Composer Étienne Chatiliez — Screenplay Florence Quentin — Screenplay Geoffroy Larcher — Production Design
Tagline

Those Two families should never have met

Synopsis

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even delinquent) children, often hungry, but with lots of laughter in the house.

Mood & Themes
social satireclass differencestwinstwins separated at birthswitched at birth
Key Collaborators
Étienne Chatiliez Director Pascal Lebègue Director of Photography Chantal Delattre Editor Gérard Kawczynski Original Music Composer Étienne Chatiliez Screenplay Florence Quentin Screenplay Geoffroy Larcher Production Design
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