Life Is Not a Novel (1993)
Les Pots Cassés
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.
- Date of release
- 1993-09-24
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- François Bouvier
Casting
- Gilbert Sicotte — Robert
- Marie Tifo — Marianne
- Marc Messier — Gérald
- Louise Deslières — Céline
- Jean-Marc Parent — Roch
- Raymond Cloutier — Bertrand
- Suzanne Garceau — Libraire
- James Hyndman — Charles
- Bernadette Li — Lylyl
- Hank Hum — Patron du restaurant chinois
- Jean-Marie Da Silva — Vendeur de pawnshop
- Michel Frenette — Accordéoniste
Interesting facts
Les Pots cassés is a 1993 Canadian drama film directed by François Bouvier. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where Gilles Desjardins won a Diploma for the Script.
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