Vive la vie (2005)
Directed by Yves Fajnberg

Comedy

Film Synopsis

The head of a successful company that makes video games, Richard has everything a middle-aged man could want.  But when his wife leaves him he falls into a depression that makes him feel his life is worthless.  After an ill-fated rencontre with a model who, like him, is going through a mid-life crisis, he meets up with Rachid, an entertainer in a hospital.  Through Rachid, Richard discovers a new lease of life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Yves Fajnberg
  • Script: Didier Bourdon, Yves Fajnberg, Lou Inglebert
  • Cinematographer: Pascal Caubère
  • Music: Serge Perathoner, Jannick Top
  • Cast: Didier Bourdon (Richard Lewitsky), Alexandra Lamy (Maud), Zinedine Soualem (Rachid), Armelle Deutsch (Colombe), Frédéric van den Driessche (J.P.), Elise Larnicol (La secrétaire de Richard), Didier Flamand (Le psy), Isabelle Petit-Jacques (Gisèle Fitoussi), Sophie-Charlotte Husson (Ines Van Dries), Smadi Wolfman (Lise Vidal), Natacha Lindinger (L'ex-femme de Richard), Laura Fajnberg (Caroline), Kentaro (Le bonsaïste), Marie-Lorna Vaconsin (L'infirmière), Cendrine Orcier (La directrice de casting), Cyrille Eldin (Le directeur de casting), Alexandre Caumartin (Michel Rosier), Julien Thomast (Le juge), Sandra Moreno (Nurse), Stella Velon (Le mannequin)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 98 min

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