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Etienne Chatiliez s satirical comedy tells the story of two babies accidentally switched at birth. One goes on to live with an upper middle class family while the other to a poor one. Twelve years later, the mistake is discovered...
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Life is a Long Quiet River is the satirically philosophical title for this French domestic comedy. Borrowing a page from The Corsican Brothers, the film begins with a castoff mistress spitefully switching a pair of newborn babies at the maternity ward managed by her doctor lover. As a result, the daughter (Valerie Lalande) of a family of tramps and thieves is raised in a comfy bourgeois household, while the lowlife family ends up with the middle-class family's offspring (Benoit Magimel). Twelve years after the fact, the discarded mistress confesses to her misdeed. The mistress' ex-lover, doctor Daniel Gelin, tries to set things right, with hilariously disastrous consequences. Director Etie Chatiliez had received his training in French TV commercials, so it's not surprising that Life is a Long Quiet River is a string of anecdotes and punchlines. ...Life Is a Long Quiet River ( La vie est un long fleuve tranquille )
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This has to be one of my favourite films since first seeing it in 1988.
A posh, pretentious family and a bunch of slobs are brought together by circumstance. A vengeful nurse in the maternity ward swapped their newborn babies at birth, and the truth has just emerged. The two families, their contrasting lifestyles and their homes are portrayed with great humour and at the same time a gentle affection.
The minor characters are superbly written and acted......the guitar-playing would- be trendy priest, the excitable Asian grocer, the downtrodden maidservant, the sadistic primary teacher, all add to the texture.
Although the story has a serious subtext of social inequality, the film can be watched just for fun.
If like me you love the North of France (Lille, Roubaix ,Tourcoing) then you will probably already have seen it. If not, what are you waiting for?
A posh, pretentious family and a bunch of slobs are brought together by circumstance. A vengeful nurse in the maternity ward swapped their newborn babies at birth, and the truth has just emerged. The two families, their contrasting lifestyles and their homes are portrayed with great humour and at the same time a gentle affection.
The minor characters are superbly written and acted......the guitar-playing would- be trendy priest, the excitable Asian grocer, the downtrodden maidservant, the sadistic primary teacher, all add to the texture.
Although the story has a serious subtext of social inequality, the film can be watched just for fun.
If like me you love the North of France (Lille, Roubaix ,Tourcoing) then you will probably already have seen it. If not, what are you waiting for?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Two French families in the 60s (?) two contrasting classes and values suddenly thurst together by Momo - the child who got swapped and now become the go-between. Warm and funny. Love Momo. Who can resist?
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The first time I watched this movie was... ten years ago, at school, in our Sociology class.
Two children have been swapped at the hospital by a nurse. They are raised in two opposite families. A rich, religious and well-educated family for the first. A horrible, ill-educated family of parasits for the second.
The interaction between these two extremes is caricatured. The humour is very dark and can be felt as slightly disturbing at times. The characters are all lively and expressive but, in the end, you will probably only appreciate the movie for its humour if you have a craving for that very particular type of cynic comedy.
Apart from that, Life is a long quiet river shows the different parameters which will influence a being : the power of blood, the way we have been raised and the influence of others.
This is a social satyre which points out how nature and nurture inextricably mingle.
Two children have been swapped at the hospital by a nurse. They are raised in two opposite families. A rich, religious and well-educated family for the first. A horrible, ill-educated family of parasits for the second.
The interaction between these two extremes is caricatured. The humour is very dark and can be felt as slightly disturbing at times. The characters are all lively and expressive but, in the end, you will probably only appreciate the movie for its humour if you have a craving for that very particular type of cynic comedy.
Apart from that, Life is a long quiet river shows the different parameters which will influence a being : the power of blood, the way we have been raised and the influence of others.
This is a social satyre which points out how nature and nurture inextricably mingle.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
French Black Humor
You either love it or hate it. This is black humor and utterly funny! I guess you need to be either French or proficient in French to be able to enjoy this film. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Helene
French comedy
OK but not as amusing as I would expect from previous films from this director. Unlikely to want to watch it again
Published 21 months ago by J. H. Rogerson
Very downbeat !
I bought this film after having enjoyed a (subsequent) film by director Etienne Chatieliez, 'Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre' . Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2009 by BJShalts
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