La Vie à l'envers (1964)
Directed by Alain Jessua

Drama
aka: Life Upside Down

Film Synopsis

Jacques Valin is a seemingly ordinary 30-year-old man who divides his time between the estate agents office where he works and his girlfriend Viviane, a cover girl who appears in short advertising films.  One day when he is by himself he is conscious of a sudden and dramatic inner change.  His whole way of looking at the world and its problems immediately appears very different to him.  Having lost his job and his girlfriend, Jacques decides to record the story of his life on tape...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alain Jessua
  • Script: Alain Jessua
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Robin
  • Music: Jacques Loussier
  • Cast: Charles Denner (Jacques Valin), Anna Gaylor (Viviane), Guy Saint-Jean (Fernand), Nicole Gueden (Nicole), Yvonne Clech (Madame Kerbel), Jean Yanne (Monsieur Kerbel), Robert Bousquet (Paul), Nane Germon (La mère), André Thorent (Le docteur), Bernard Sury (L'inspecteur), Françoise Moncey (L'acrobate), Gilbert Meunier (Le gardien), Jenny Orléans (La concierge), Jacqueline Perez (La baigneuse), Jean Dewever (Le maire)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Aka: Life Upside Down

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