Les Choses de la Vie
Directed by
Claude Sautet
Pierre (Michel Piccoli), a middle-aged engineer, has his life flash before his eyes after being involved in a horrific car accident. While falling in and out of consciousness, he reflects on the recent events that have transpired between him and estranged wife, Catherine (Lea Massari), and his young lover, Hélène (Romy Schneider).
Based on the acclaimed Paul Guimard novel Intersection, Les Choses de la vie (The Things of Life) won the 1969 Louis Delluc Prize and was the first of five film collaborations between Romy Schneider and director Claude Sautet.
Cast
- Michel Piccoli
- Romy Schneider
- Léa Massari
- Gérard Lartigau
- Jean Bouise
- "...a beautifully understated performance from Piccoli which manages to extract a whole lifetime of meaning from a simple gesture like lighting a cigarette, and to illuminate the film's meticulously detailed naturalistic surface."
- "...a remarkable portrait of the compromises of marriage and the fickle stirrings of the human heart, structured as an intricate narrative jigsaw: “Gone Girl” avant la lettre."
- "Should be considered a high priority for cinephiles."
- " ...it is Sautet’s work on Les Choses de la vie that helps change the French cinematographic landscape definitively."
- "A remarkable portrait of the compromises of marriage and the fickle stirrings of the human heart, structured as an intricate narrative jigsaw."
Awards & Recognition
Nominated
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Winner
Prix Louis Delluc
Prix Louis Delluc
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