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Life Is Not a Novel (1993)

Original title: Les Pots Cassés

1993-09-24 · 1h 26m · FR
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Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the characters she creates murder her own husband becomes overwhelming. She comes to believe he is leading a double life and she imagines the worst. As a matter of fact, her husband Robert is leading a double life: every day, at noon, for a year, he has locked himself up in a small hotel room to also write a novel.

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François BouvierDirectorGilles DesjardinsWriter

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Gilbert SicotteGilbert SicotteRobertMarie TifoMarie TifoMarianneMarc MessierMarc MessierGéraldLouise DeslièresLouise DeslièresCélineJean-Marc ParentJean-Marc ParentRochRaymond CloutierRaymond CloutierBertrandSuzanne GarceauSuzanne GarceauLibraireJames HyndmanJames HyndmanCharlesBernadette LiBernadette LiLylylHank HumHank HumPatron du restaurant chinoisJean-Marie Da SilvaJean-Marie Da SilvaVendeur de pawnshopMichel FrenetteMichel FrenetteAccordéoniste

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Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the characters she creates murder her own husband becomes overwhelming. She comes to believe he is leading a double life and she imagines the worst. As a matter of fact, her husband Robert is leading a double life: every day, at noon, for a year, he has locked himself up in a small hotel room to also write a novel.

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Life Is Not a Novel has a runtime of 86 minutes.

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