The Things of Life
Les Choses de la vie
Release: 1970-03-13
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 7.1
Drama
Romance
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
Production Countries
Switzerland
France
Italy
Production Companies
Lira Films
Sonocam
Fida Cinematografica
Cast
Romy Schneider
as Hélène
Lea Massari
as Catherine Bérard
Gérard Lartigau
as Bertrand Bérard
Jean Gras
as Georges - The Construction Manager
Marie-Pierre Casey
as The Postmaster
Boby Lapointe
as The Livestock Truck Driver
Hervé Sand
as The Truck Driver
Roger Crouzet
as The Developer
Jean-Pierre Zola
as Hélène's Father
Jacques Richard
as The Male Nurse
Betty Beckers
as The Female Hitchhiker
Marcelle Arnold
as Hélène's Mother
Max Amyl
as The Priest
Michel Piccoli
as Pierre Bérard
Jean Bouise
as François
Dominique Zardi
as The Male Hitchhiker
Gabrielle Doulcet
as Guitte
Henri Nassiet
as M. Bérard - Pierre's Father
Claude Confortès
as The Doctor
Jerry Brouer
as The Suitor
Isabelle Sadoyan
as The Nurse
Crew
Jean-Claude Sussfeld
Second Assistant Director
Paul Guimard
Novel, Screenplay
Jean Boffety
Director of Photography
Jacqueline Thiédot
Editor
Claude Sautet
Director, Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Makeup Artist
Raymond Danon
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Claude Vital
First Assistant Director
Claude Mathieu
Still Photographer
Jean-Loup Dabadie
Screenplay, Dialogue