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Life Is a Bed of Roses

19831h 50mAlain Resnais
IMDb 6.2 · Rotten Tomatoes 78%

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In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.

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What is Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) about?

In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.

Who stars in Life Is a Bed of Roses?

Life Is a Bed of Roses stars Vittorio Gassman (Walter Guarini), Ruggero Raimondi (Count Michel Forbek), Fanny Ardant (Livia Cerasquier), Geraldine Chaplin (Nora Winkle), Sabine Azéma (Élisabeth Rousseau). The film was directed by Alain Resnais.

How long is Life Is a Bed of Roses?

Life Is a Bed of Roses has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1983.

Is Life Is a Bed of Roses worth watching?

Life Is a Bed of Roses holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 78. Fans of Drama, Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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