C'est la Vie! (French: Le Sens de la fête) is a 2017 French comedy film written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. It was screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Éric Toledano Olivier Nakache |
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| Cinematography | David Chizallet |
| Edited by | Dorian Rigal-Ansous |
| Music by | Avishai Cohen |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $16 million[1] |
| Box office | $30.5 million[2] |
Plot
editWedding planner/caterer Max is staging a wedding at a 17th-century chateau, in the course of which he must deal with a volatile, often foul-mouthed assistant, missing staff, incompetent waiters, a demanding, egocentric groom, iffy electrical system, a rebellious substitute DJ, and a whole lot more.
Interwoven with his professional woes are his personal ones. He is on a trial separation from his wife and his French grammarian brother-in-law, who is also one of his waiters, is a former admirer of the bride. Max's other assistant is his mistress, who threatens to end their relationship and starts hitting on one of the waiters to prove it. And it's Max's birthday.
At the end of a string of safely negotiated disasters a runaway fireworks display and a crashed electrical system at the height of the event finally make him give up in despair and walk away... only to discover that his staff have surmounted the obstacles to create an outstanding, one-of-a-kind wedding celebration, Le sens de la fête: the meaning of the party.
Cast
edit- Jean-Pierre Bacri as Max
- Gilles Lellouche as James
- Jean-Paul Rouve as Guy
- Vincent Macaigne as Julien
- Alban Ivanov as Samy
- Suzanne Clément as Josiane
- Eye Haïdara as Adèle
- Hélène Vincent as Geneviève
- Benjamin Lavernhe as Pierre
- Judith Chemla as Héléna
- William Lebghil as Seb
- Kévin Azaïs as Patrice
- Antoine Chappey as Henri
Reception
editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 36 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10.[5]
References
edit- ^ JP. "Le Sens de la fête (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Le sens de la fête". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (25 July 2017). "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (11 September 2017). "C'est la Vie! review – underpowered party planner comedy that offers little to chew on". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "C'est la vie (Le sens de la fête) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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