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A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaCigarette count: 46
- GoofsIn the car crash scene, the stunt double for Michel Piccoli is seen wearing brown gloves in close-ups. However Piccoli is bare-handed while driving.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)
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The first link of the bourgeoisie saga.
With "les choses de la vie" ,Claude Sautet relinquished his former style ,film noir ("classes tous risques" "l'arme à gauche" both worth seeking)in favor of bourgeois psychological dramas .
"Les choses de la vie" was the first link on the chain,and -with the exception of "Max et les ferrailleurs" (1971),which showed Sautet at the height of his powers,when he came back for a short while to his first inspiration-remains the best of this "cinema de qualité".
Unlike the other works ("Mado" "Cesar et Rosalie" "Vincent,François,Paul et les autres" "une histoire simple" ,etc etc etc) ,"les choses de la vie" has an emotional power and an unusual inventive direction.Editing is stunning (the first picture is one wheel of the car ),and never a car accident was filmed with such mastery.Flashbacks are used with great skill too.The nightmare scene (the wedding) remains very impressive today.And the metaphorical way Sautet uses to depict the hero's death commands respect and admiration.The last part of the movie is almost completely silent,but the strength of the pictures and the actors' talent (Piccoli,Schneider,but Lea Massari and Jean Bouise too)work wonders.Superb score.louis Delluc prize.
Remake :"intersection" featuring Richard Gere.As I cannot say something nice...
"Les choses de la vie" was the first link on the chain,and -with the exception of "Max et les ferrailleurs" (1971),which showed Sautet at the height of his powers,when he came back for a short while to his first inspiration-remains the best of this "cinema de qualité".
Unlike the other works ("Mado" "Cesar et Rosalie" "Vincent,François,Paul et les autres" "une histoire simple" ,etc etc etc) ,"les choses de la vie" has an emotional power and an unusual inventive direction.Editing is stunning (the first picture is one wheel of the car ),and never a car accident was filmed with such mastery.Flashbacks are used with great skill too.The nightmare scene (the wedding) remains very impressive today.And the metaphorical way Sautet uses to depict the hero's death commands respect and admiration.The last part of the movie is almost completely silent,but the strength of the pictures and the actors' talent (Piccoli,Schneider,but Lea Massari and Jean Bouise too)work wonders.Superb score.louis Delluc prize.
Remake :"intersection" featuring Richard Gere.As I cannot say something nice...
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- Also known as
- These Things Happen
- Filming locations
- Rue de Sèvres, Paris 7, Paris, France(Hélène shopping)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,063
- Gross worldwide
- $5,063
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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