Life Is Not a Novel
6.5
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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Cast
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Gilbert Sicotte
Robert
Known for
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mafia Inc.
Marie Tifo
Marianne
Known for
Napoleon
Gilles Desjardins
François Bouvier
Marc Messier
Gérald
Also in
La Petite Vie
The Boys
Louise Deslières
Céline
Also in
Caméra Café
Doublures
Jean-Marc Parent
Roch
Also in
L'Or
Juste pour rire 2015 - Évènement JMP
Raymond Cloutier
Bertrand
Known for
Nuremberg
Suzanne Garceau
Libraire
Also in
Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie
Set Me Free
James Hyndman
Charles
Known for
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Free Money
Bernadette Li
Lylyl
Also in
The Escort
Fearless Tiger
Hank Hum
Patron du restaurant chinois
Also in
Because Why
Vincent and Me
François Bouvier Director · Gilles Desjardins Writer Robert Marcel Lepage Composer
First release July 1, 1993 · Produced in Canada · Original title Les Pots Cassés
Production
Les Productions du lundi matin
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
Les Pots Cassés
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Russia · July 1, 1993
Moscow Film Festival
Canada · September 24, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
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