C’est la vie!

Le sens de la fête
Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano

The behind-the-scenes planning of an elaborate wedding makes for a deliciously deadpan comic soufflé from the directors of the smash hit The Intouchables.

DIRECTOR
Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
France / Canada / Belgium
RUNTIME
117 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Le sens de la fête

Nominated for 10 Césars, including Best Film, this deliciously deadpan comic soufflé from the directors of The Intouchables concerns the behind-the-scenes planning of an elaborate wedding. Max (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is a veteran event coordinator who thinks he’s seen it all—until he must pull off a spectacular wedding at an 18th-century chateau (complete with waitstaff in powdered wigs). Between an epic catering mishap, an egomaniac groomsman, and a photographer who’s more interested in his Tinder matches than in taking pictures, it’s sure to be a night to remember… Like Altman with a featherlight, Gallic touch, C’est la vie! expertly juggles a sparkling ensemble cast including Vincent Macaigne, Gilles Lellouche, and Suzanne Clement. U.S. Premiere

C’est la vie!
C’est la vie!
C’est la vie!
C’est la vie!
C’est la vie!
C’est la vie!

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