LIFE OF RILEY
synopsis
In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live. Life begins to come apart at the seams – not just for Kathryn, who was once George’s partner, but also for her friends Tamara and Monica. The full force of the emotional turmoil they experienced in their youth and their long-buried dreams are rekindled. Much to the chagrin of their respectable, middle-class husbands, the women begin to argue about which of them should be allowed to accompany George on a final journey …
international title: | Life of Riley |
original title: | Aimer, boire et chanter |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Le Pacte |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alain Resnais |
film run: | 108' |
release date: | FR 26/03/2014, BE 26/03/2014, ES 21/08/2015 |
screenplay: | Alex Réval, Laurent Herbiet, Jean-Marie Besset |
cast: | Sabine Azéma, André Dussollier, Michel Vuillermoz, Hippolyte Girardot, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Sihol |
cinematography by: | Dominique Bouilleret |
film editing: | Hervé de Luze |
art director: | Jacques Saulnier |
costumes designer: | Jackie Budin |
producer: | Jean-Louis Livi |
production: | F Comme Film, France 2 Cinéma |
distributor: | Le Pacte, Les Films de L'Elysée, Good Films |