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A Better Life

A Better Life
May 22, 1985 · 1h 36m
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Drama

PLOT

Two quarreling lovers from opposite sides of the economic scale take central stage in this drama about Veronique and Adrien. Veronique is wealthy and from the provinces, Adrien is impoverished and his ancestors come from Brittany. In spite of their different backgrounds, the two fall in love, marry, and eventually have a baby girl. At just about that time, Veronique decides to go back to school, and Adrien becomes both mother and father to their baby. Unable to cope with Veronique's new-found intellectual friends and different lifestyle, Adrien clashes with her, and their arguments lead to a separation for awhile. The two then get back together again, but not for long. It is on a return trip from visiting his mother in Brittany that Adrien's life undergoes a dramatic change, and his story takes an equally unexpected turn.

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CAST

Sandrine Bonnaire
Véronique
Jacques Bonnaffé
Adrien
Jean-Marc Bory
Véronique's father
Marie-Christine Barrault
Véronique's mother
Julie Jézéquel
Solange
Jenny Clève
Adrien's mother
Renaud Victor
The unknown
Yann Dedet
Henri
Directed by Renaud Victor

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Les Films du Passage, Garance Films, Odessa Films
Country
FR
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