Name: Le temps de vivre
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-06-11
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Marina Vlady, Frédéric de Pasquale, Catherine Allégret

This little movie owes a lot to its

main stars ,Marina Vlady and Frederic de Pasquale.This is the simple story of a laborer working overtime to give his wife a comfortable life,but who does not understand she's frustrated.While snatches of turmoil are heard on the radio,their couple runs into difficulties when she falls in love with a teacher.He epitomizes culture,a world she hardly knew(there is a very odd scene,at the beginning,showing the eleven-year old son and his mother,watching some kind of opera "the Persians";another unusual scene : on the building site,the laborers discover some kind of Venus de Milo and some of them act with it as if it were a woman in the flesh) Simone Signoret's daughter Catherine Allégret plays the occasional prostitute who appears briefly at the end .A very nice score by Georges Moustaki.

French-language cinema, whether in France, Québec, or other Francophone regions, explores cultural identity, social change, and the tension between the individual and society. French cinema is not only celebrated for its intellectual experimentation and auteur traditions, but also its success in mainstream comedy, romance, and commercial entertainment. In Québec, films often focus on questions of language, belonging, and community within a distinct cultural landscape.

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