Drama ·Romance · Switzerland · 1970 · 1h 29m

The Things of Life

Les Choses de la vie

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Director
Claude Sautet
Cast
Michel Piccoli as Pierre Bérard Romy Schneider as Hélène Lea Massari as Catherine Bérard Gérard Lartigau as Bertrand Bérard Jean Bouise as François Boby Lapointe as The Livestock Truck Driver
Crew
Jean Boffety — Director of Photography Jacqueline Thiédot — Editor Philippe Sarde — Original Music Composer Paul Guimard — Screenplay Claude Sautet — Screenplay Jean-Loup Dabadie — Screenplay
Synopsis

The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

Mood & Themes
paris, francebased on novel or book1970solder man younger woman relationshipextramarital affairex-husband ex-wife relationshipfather son relationship
Key Collaborators
Claude Sautet Director Jean Boffety Director of Photography Jacqueline Thiédot Editor Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer Paul Guimard Screenplay Claude Sautet Screenplay Jean-Loup Dabadie Screenplay Paul Guimard Novel Jean Bolvary Producer Raymond Danon Producer Roland Girard Producer
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