Life Is a Long Quiet River

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Life Is a Long Quiet River (French: La vie est un long fleuve tranquille) is a French comedy by Étienne Chatiliez of 1988.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cult Status 3 Cast 4 External links

[edit] Plot

In a maternity clinic two children from families with completely different social backgrounds are switched at birth. One goes on to live in an upper middle class family while the other to a poor family. Twelve years later, the mistake is discovered and the children are sent to live with their proper family. A series of satirical and comedic scenes follow.

[edit] Cult Status

Due in part to the film's being shown on French television rather often, it has gained a sort of cult following among young French people. The song 'Jésus Reviens' sung at church in the film is instantly recognisable to many French youth as a key example of the film's many satirical digs at the French Catholic bourgeois culture in the era it was filmed.

[edit] Cast

• Benoît Magimel - Momo Groseille
• Valérie Lalonde - Bernadette Le Quesnoy
• Tara Römer - Million Groseille (as Tara Romer)
• Jérôme Floch - Toc-Toc Groseille
• Sylvie Cubertafon - Ghislaine
• Emmanuel Cendrier - Pierre Le Quesnoy
• Guillaume Hacquebart - Paul Le Quesnoy
• Jean-Brice Van Keer - Mathieu Le Quesnoy
• Praline Le Moult - Emmanuelle Le Quesnoy
• Axel Vicart - Franck
• Claire Prévost - Roselyne Groseille
• Hélène Vincent - Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy
• André Wilms - Monsieur Jean Le Quesnoy
• Christine Pignet - Madame Groseille
• Maurice Mons - Monsieur Groseille
• Catherine Jacob - Marie-Thérèse

[edit] External links

• Life Is a Long Quiet River at the Internet Movie Database