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La Vie a Deux (1958) Gerard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Edwige Feuillere
La Vie a Deux (1958) Gerard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Edwige Feuillere


 
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In French with English subtitles. Also known as Life for Two and Life as a Couple.

French filmmaker Sacha Guitry had intended to direct as well as write La Vie a Deux (Life for Two), but death claimed him before he could bring his plan to fruition. Adapted from Guitry's original by Jean Martin and directed by Clement Duhor, the film offers an all-star cast in a series of serio-comic anecdotes. The narrative is tied together by a millionaire novelist (based on Guitry himself), who on his deathbed wants to bequeath his fortune to several married couples upon whom he'd based one of his books. The proviso is that the couples must have remained happily wed to claim their money. The millionaire's family anxiously hire private detectives to prove that the couples in question are not only unhappy, but shameless philanderers in the bargain!

The stellar cast includes Jean Marais, Gérard Philipe, Pierre Brasseur, Edwige Feuillère, Fernandel, Lillli Palmer, and mnay others.


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5 of 5 A soufflé by the great Sacha Guitry March 4, 2018
Reviewer: Barry Creyton from Los Angeles, CA United States  
Like the majority of titles in the MovieDetective catalogue, a perfect print of this piece of immensely enjoyable froth by Guitry - his last. He was to direct and star in his own screenplay, but died before production was underway. As in all of Guitry's work,  the duologues are superior and his feather-light approach to seemingly superficial conversation hides depths of meaning.

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