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Life of Riley

Aimer, boire et chanter

2014

Alain Resnais

Sabine Azéma, André Dussollier, Michel Vuillermoz, Hippolyte Girardot ...

5.6

512

Comedy. Drama In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live. Life begins to come apart at the seams – not just for Kathryn, who was once George’s partner, but also for her friends Tamara and Monica. The full force of the emotional turmoil they experienced in their youth and their long-buried dreams are ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"A final opportunity to see a master at work in this mischievously melancholic delight. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Life of Riley' has its own sadness and charm. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"'Life' doesn’t find the 91-year-old helmer doing anything he hasn’t done before, but it does find him doing it in ebullient, beautifully stylized fashion"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"'Life of Riley' is neither especially profound nor riotously funny."	NEU
United Kingdom	Kate Muir The Times	"I found it unbearably boring and mannered. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG

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