''It's Our Life!'' or ''La vie est à nous!'' is a 2005 French comedy film. It was directed by

Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986 ...

and starred

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

and

Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress hose film career est Actress for ''Fear and Trembling'' (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for ''Lourdes'' (2009). Her other film roles include '' Beyond Silence'' (199 ...

Plot

Blanche buries her husband, Camille. Everyone liked him in the village of Savoy. She visits a bistro, "The Stage" with her daughter, Louise. She put a cell phone in the coffin of her father so his mother "... can join at any time". Among the regulars of "The Stage" are Chip, son of a drunkard, and an alcoholic himself, to whom the two women complain of frequent competing bar of Louise Chevrier, "The Turn", across side of the road. Able to collect broken children, Louise, who believes in the power of words to heal the pain, also has a new resident, Julien refuge in his silence.

Cast

as Louise Delhomme *

as Blanche Delhomme *

Michel Muller Michel Muller (born 9 September 1966) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He is most recently known for playing Charles VIII of France in the television series ''The Borgias''. Biography Michel Muller was born 1966 in Vienna, Austri ...

as The chip *

Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...

as Pierre *

Catherine Hiegel Catherine Hiegel (born 10 December 1946) is a French actress, comedian and director. Personal life Catherine Hiegel is the daughter of Pierre Hiegel, radio host, music critic, radio producer and artistic director of French houses of discs. Sh ...

as Lucie Chevrier * Carole Weiss as Irène * Maroussia Dubreuil as Cécile * Celia Rosich as Marion * Danny Martinez as Clément * Jil Milan as José *

George Aguilar George Aguilar is a Mescalero Apache and Pascua Yaqui actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in '' Bagdad Café'', Johnny Sassamon in ''The Scarlet Letter'', Grandfather Stone in Dreamkeeper, Big Foot in '' Into the West'', and Kaw ...

as Sky *

Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou is a French actor, best known for his appearance in ''Delicatessen''. Filmography * 1985 : ''Tranches de vie'' * 1986 : ''Betty Blue'', Bob * 1987 : ''L'été en pente douce'' * 1987 : '' Si le soleil ne revenait pas'' * 1989 : '' ...

as M. Antoine * Agnès Château as Madame Antoine * Laurent Gendron as Alf * Chantal Banlier as Marguerite *

Jean Dell Jean Dell (born 17 March 1961) is a French actor and writer. Career After starting out in radio, he turned to the stage, film and television, where he will create and perform several sketches of the show Les Grosses Têtes Les Grosses Têtes ...

as The priest *

Virginie Lemoine Virginie Lemoine (born 26 February 1961) is a French actress and comedian. By her marriage with actor Alexandre Bonstein, she also has Swiss nationality. Career Virginie Lemoine attended acting school at the Conservatory in Rouen. From 1982 to 1 ...

as The mother *

Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (born 17 July 1962) is a French actor, writer and director. His film, '' La journée de la jupe'', was nominated for three César Awards in 2009, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lilienfeld. Director fil ...

as The father * Aline Kassabian as The baker

Development

The movie was screened at the

VCU French Film Festival The French Film Festival - Richmond, VA is an annual film festival held in Richmond, Virginia, focused on recently produced French-language films. It was created in 1993 by Drs. Peter and Françoise Kirkpatrick, professors of French literature, c ...

in 2007.

References

External links

* 2005 films 2005 comedy films French comedy films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Gérard Krawczyk 2000s French films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub