Life Together (French: La Vie à deux) is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Clément Duhour. It features an ensemble star cast including Fernandel, Pierre Brasseur Lilli Palmer, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Edwige Feuillère, Gérard Philipe and Sophie Desmarets.[2] The screenplay was written by Sacha Guitry, his final work before his death the same year.

Life Together
Directed byClément Duhour
Written byClément Duhour
Sacha Guitry
Produced byGilbert Bokanowski
Clément Duhour
StarringFernandel
Danielle Darrieux
Sophie Desmarets
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Edited byPaulette Robert
Music byHubert Rostaing
Production
companies
C.L.M.
Cocinor
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 24 September 1958 (1958-09-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office2,679,987 admissions (France)[1]

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Nice including at the Hotel Negresco. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti.

Synopsis

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A celebrated writer has made a fortune by writing a successful book about four loving couples. Many years later he considers leaving them money in his will and sends out researchers to find if they are still as happy at they once were.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ Harding p.203

Bibliography

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  • Harding, James. Sacha Guitry: the Last Boulevardier. Methuen, 1968.
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