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Life Is a Bed of Roses

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.

Top Cast

  • Vittorio Gassman

    Vittorio Gassman

    Walter Guarini

  • Ruggero Raimondi

    Ruggero Raimondi

    Count Michel Forbek

  • Fanny Ardant

    Fanny Ardant

    Livia Cerasquier

  • Geraldine Chaplin

    Geraldine Chaplin

    Nora Winkle

  • Sabine Azéma

    Sabine Azéma

    Élisabeth Rousseau

  • Pierre Arditi

    Pierre Arditi

    Robert Dufresne

  • Robert Manuel

    Robert Manuel

    Georges Leroux

  • Martine Kelly

    Martine Kelly

    Claudine Obertin

  • Samson Fainsilber

    Samson Fainsilber

    Zoltán Forbek

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.

Rating

5.8 / 10
34 Reviews
1 Popular

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