Directed by:
Stéphane RobelinScreenplay:
Stéphane RobelinCinematography:
Dominique ColinComposer:
Jean-Philippe VerdinCast:
Daniel Brühl, Geraldine Chaplin, Jane Fonda, Claude Rich, Pierre Richard, Gustave Kervern, Guy Bedos, Lionel Nakache, Philippe Chaine, Caroline Clerc (more)VOD (1)
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Five aging friends decide to move in together in Stéphane Robelin's crowd-pleasing comedy, starring Jane Fonda (in her first French-language film since Godard's 1972's Tout Va Bien), Geraldine Chaplin, and Claude Rich. Comfortably retired, they hire a handsome graduate student as a live-in caretaker and rediscover the joys of "communal" living -- but when old secrets and long-simmering jealousies emerge, discord among the group begins to grow. (Tribeca Film)
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When you're already too old to be arrested at a demonstration, things are probably pretty bad with you. This is a fairly pleasant film about five people who have already had the best years behind them and want to make waiting for death more enjoyable, as much as possible. They don't want to just survive, they want to live. Unfortunately, something is missing. The fact that there are acting legends, mainly from France, Jane Fonda being a bit of an exception (by the way, she really speaks for herself, it's not dubbing, she speaks French fluently), the potential was huge, but unfortunately it remained unused in the story, which lacked more pivotal scenes. The topic itself provided enough space. Even viewers can easily get tired of these senior films when there are more and more of them.
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They are old, they are charming and they have a colorful social past. And If We All Lived Together is an exemplary film on the theme of the best of the best joining forces, and an affirmation that only a cosmopolitan film that breaks down boundaries makes sense. This film is much better than similar Czech films in this style.
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The retired are sometimes really funny. In this film there are, however, not just any retired people; for example, Pierre Richard absolutely rules. I have to say this film made me really relaxed. I did not experience that in a long time and that is why I watched the film again during dinner and the next day I did not hesitate and watched it again while cleaning. The positive vibes in this film are awesome.
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