What's Life?
Synopsis
Nicolas, the son of a farmer, lives with his parents and his grandparents. His life revolves around his outings to night clubs and the daily tasks of herding cows. His father is deeply in debt, putting the farm in jeopardy, and Nicolas no longer knows what he wants to do. Then he falls under the spell of Maria, a beautiful woman a little older than himself, who lives on the mountain plateau with her two children. Meanwhile, back at home, problems build up, taking a turn for the worse: the family is obliged to give up the farm. Nicolas' attempts to find a solution meet with failure. It's then that a saying of his father's comes back to him: "A farmer won't die of hunger as long as he has a farm and seeds to sow." High up on the mountain, there's a deserted farmhouse. There's also Maria‡”
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (3)
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producer : Maurice Bernart
- Screenwriter : François Dupeyron
- Director of Photography : Tetsuo Nagata
- Music Composers : Michel Portal, Brian Yamakoshi
- Assistant directors : Dominique Heinry, Jean-Christophe Delpias
- Editor : Bernard Sasia
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Gamet
- Costume designer : Catherine Bouchard
- Sound Assistant : Bernard Chaumeil
- Assistant Operator : Julien Bureau
- Production managers : Claude Albouze, Angelo Barbagallo
- Press Attachés (film) : Robert Schlockoff, Cédric Landemaine
- Sound editor : Corinne Lapassade
- Assistant editor : Lise Roure
- Continuity supervisor : Sylvie Koechlin
- Production Designer : Patrick Durand
- Sales Agent : Jacques-Eric Strauss
- Sound Mixer : Gérard Lamps
- Still Photographer : Moune Jamet
- Location Manager : Alain Agostini
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Monde rural
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 08/09/1999
- Runtime : 1 h 15 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 95.035
- Visa issue date : 03/08/1999
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
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News & awards
News (2)
Selections (10)
Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia, 2000
French films selected
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2000
Most Promising Actor : Éric Caravaca
Best Supporting Actor : Jacques Dufilho
Awards (2)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2000
César Award for Most Promising Actor : Éric Caravaca
San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF)
Spain, 1999
Golden Shell for Best Film
Silver Shell for Best Actor : Jacques Dufilho
Delegations (4)
About
One night after the shoot, I walked past the stable, it was late, the cows
were lying down, their heavy bodies stretched out on the straw. It was
extraordinarily calm, peaceful. I stayed there and listened to their
breathing, breathing in the same air, thinking about nothing. It was as
though I'd been invited to share this calm, melt into it. My tiredness, the
day's worries all disappeared. This is what I try to transmit in the film.
François Dupeyron - Director, excerpt from press folder
