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A Better Life (1985)
Directed by Renaud Victor
“A Better Life”
Drama · 1h 36m
Two quarreling lovers from opposite sides of the economic scale take central stage in this drama about Veronique and Adrien. Veronique is wealthy and from the provinces, Adrien is impoverished and his ancestors come from Brittany. In spite of their different backgrounds, the two fall in love, marry, and eventually have a baby girl. At just about that time, Veronique decides to go back to school, and Adrien becomes both mother and father to their baby. Unable to cope with Veronique's new-found intellectual friends and different lifestyle, Adrien clashes with her, and their arguments lead to a separation for awhile. The two then get back together again, but not for long. It is on a return trip from visiting his mother in Brittany that Adrien's life undergoes a dramatic change, and his story takes an equally unexpected turn.
Cast
Sandrine Bonnaire
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jean-Marc Bory
Marie-Christine Barrault
Julie Jézéquel
Jenny Clève
Yann Dedet
Valérie Dumas
Crew
- Director
- Renaud Victor
- Director of Photography
- Richard Copans
- Editor
- Jean Gargonne
Details
- Original title
- Le Meilleur de la Vie
- Release date
- 1985-05-22
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Les Films du Passage, Garance Films, Odessa Films