Être vivant et le savoir

Jun 5 2019 N/A 1h 38m
Documentary, Drama

Novelist and screenwriter Emmanuèle Bernheim and filmmaker Alain Cavalier have been friends for 30 years. They are preparing a film based on the former’s autobiography, “Tout s’est bien passé” (Everything Went Fine). In it, she tells how her father asked her to “end it” in the wake of a heart attack. Cavalier suggests that she plays herself, and that he plays her father. One winter morning, Emmanuèle calls Alain; they will have to postpone the shoot until the spring, as she needs an urgent operation.

Plot

Emmanuèle Bernheim and Alain Cavalier are linked by thirty years of friendship. They are preparing a film based on the autobiographical book of the novelist: Everything went well. She tells how her father asked her "to finish" after a cardiovascular accident. Cavalier proposes to him to hold his own role and that he, be his father. One winter morning, Emmanuèle calls Alain; it will be necessary to delay the shooting until the spring, it is operated urgently.

Written by

Emmanuèle Bernheim, Alain Cavalier

Directed by

Alain Cavalier

Cast

Alain Cavalier, Emmanuèle Bernheim, Alexandre Badaoui

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Ciné+, ARTE France Cinéma, Caméra One, ARTE

Languages

Français

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
111
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA