Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)

  • NR
  • 04/20/1983 (FR)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 50m

Overview

In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.

Alain Resnais

Director

Jean Gruault

Writer

Cast

Vittorio Gassman's headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Walter Guarini
Ruggero Raimondi's headshot

Ruggero Raimondi

Count Michel Forbek
Fanny Ardant's headshot

Fanny Ardant

Livia Cerasquier
Geraldine Chaplin's headshot

Geraldine Chaplin

Nora Winkle
Sabine Azéma's headshot

Sabine Azéma

Élisabeth Rousseau
Pierre Arditi's headshot

Pierre Arditi

Robert Dufresne
Robert Manuel's headshot

Robert Manuel

Georges Leroux
Martine Kelly's headshot

Martine Kelly

Claudine Obertin

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