A Better Life (movie)

A Better Life (movie)

Le Meilleur de la Vie
  • User score: 2
  • Production country: France
  • Producer: Renaud Victor
  • Production companies: Les Films du Passage, Garance Films, Odessa Films
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 5/22/1985
  • Run time: 96 min.

Movie description

Two quarreling lovers from opposite sides of the economic scale take central stage in this drama about Veronique and Adrien. Veronique is wealthy and from the provinces, Adrien is impoverished and his ancestors come from Brittany. In spite of their different backgrounds, the two fall in love, marry, and eventually have a baby girl. At just about that time, Veronique decides to go back to school, and Adrien becomes both mother and father to their baby. Unable to cope with Veronique's new-found intellectual friends and different lifestyle, Adrien clashes with her, and their arguments lead to a separation for awhile. The two then get back together again, but not for long. It is on a return trip from visiting his mother in Brittany that Adrien's life undergoes a dramatic change, and his story takes an equally unexpected turn.

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Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Role(s): Véronique

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Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Role(s): Adrien

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Jean-Marc Bory

Jean-Marc Bory

Role(s): Véronique's father

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Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Role(s): Véronique's mother

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Julie Jézéquel

Julie Jézéquel

Role(s): Solange

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