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Thank You, Life

Original title: Merci la vie

1991 · 1h 57m

Directed by Bertrand Blier

6.2

TMDB audience score
59 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Camille, a naïve schoolgirl, meets an intriguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit. Camille follows her new friend through the discovery of sex and the darker side of life. As the film progresses, Camille discovers AIDS and the fear that she may have picked up the disease in her early encounters.

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Cast

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Camille Pelleveau

  • Anouk Grinberg
    Joëlle

  • Michel Blanc
    Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune

  • Jean Carmet
    Raymond Pelleveau, le père âgé

  • Annie Girardot
    Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère âgée

  • Jean-Louis Trintignant
    le colonel SS

  • Catherine Jacob
    Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune

  • Gérard Depardieu
    Marc Antoine Worms

  • Thierry Frémont
    François

  • François Perrot
    le réalisateur

  • Yves Rénier
    Robert, le vigile

  • Didier Bénureau
    le second réalisateur

  • Anouk Ferjac
    la mère à la clinique

  • Philippe Clévenot
    Producer

  • Jacques Boudet
    Craven, le dépositaire Pronuptia

  • Jacques Seiler
    le médecin légiste

  • Christiane Jean
    Wife of Marc-Antoine

  • Jean-Michel Dupuis
    Lorry Driver