La Vie domestique (2013)
Directed by Isabelle Czajka

Drama
aka: Domestic Life

Film Synopsis

Juliette is having second thoughts about coming to live in a residential suburb on the outskirts of Paris.  All the women around her are in their forties and occupy themselves with raising their children and keeping their houses tidy for their husbands, who return home late in the evening.  Juliette is certain that she will not end up like them.  At the moment, she is awaiting the offer of a job in a publishing house, a job that will change her life for the better...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Isabelle Czajka
  • Script: Rachel Cusk (novel), Isabelle Czajka
  • Cinematographer: Renaud Chassaing
  • Cast: Emmanuelle Devos (Juliette), Julie Ferrier (Betty), Natacha Régnier (Marianne), Héléna Noguerra (Inès), Laurent Poitrenaux (Thomas), Michaël Abiteboul (Grégory), Sava Lolov (Bertrand), Grégoire Oestermann (Didier), Océane Mozas (Paloma), Marie-Christine Barrault (Nicole), Laurent Capelluto (Mathieu), Agathe Schlenker (Cindy), Catherine Vinatier (La voisine), David Geselson (Le CPE), Louise Coldefy (Mia), Calypso Valois (Laura), Julia Dorval (La démonstratrice maquillage), Brigitte Lo Cicero (Victoire), Stéphanie Gesnel (Béa), Claire Chust (La coiffeuse)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Domestic Life

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