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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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A family lives through five key days.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Nov 27, 2009
3/5
Director and writer Rémi Bezançon has a view of family life at odds with that of our own curmudgeon Philip Larkin, and the final reel proves the point. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Nov 20, 2009
2/5
While it's competently put together, you can't help wondering what the point is. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Nov 20, 2009
2/5
Reasonable enough, but underpowered. Go to Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Jul 31, 2010
An ode to parenting, taken at a mature and sophisticated level. The pains and joys are represented well, without fanfare or histrionics Go to Full Review Louise Keller Urban Cinefile Jul 31, 2010
This is a vibrant film filled with truths of everyday life, when communication, misunderstandings, circumstances and emotions mesh together like a single heartbeat Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) Nov 27, 2009
A funny, deeply affecting and often painfully truthful movie about families, parenthood, growing up, growing old and dying, devoid of sentimentality. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Aug 17, 2016 strongly moving ,sweet, simple and enjoyable. See more Sep 19, 2014 Disappointed. Probably more fun to make than it was to watch See more Jun 21, 2014 One of the best movies I've ever seen. See more Feb 15, 2014 One of the best family films I have ever watched, and one of the very few things that could soothe my mind during its darkest days. See more Jan 11, 2014 I got bored rather quickly. See more Oct 8, 2013 A lightly told well structured French family movie about growing up and the struggles as a parent. In one or another scene you feel find yourself resembled, yet you might have felt like that before. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rémi Bezançon

Director

Jacques Gamblin

Robert

Zabou Breitman

Marie-Jeanne

Déborah François

Fleur

Marc-André Grondin

Raphaël

Pio Marmaï

Albert

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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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Movie Info

Synopsis A family lives through five key days.
Director
Rémi Bezançon
Producer
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter
Rémi Bezançon
Production Co
StudioCanal, Mandarin Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 3, 2009
Runtime
1h 54m
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