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1980 | Color | 2h 5 min

In France, from 1929 (the year which saw the birth of the oldest amongst them) to 1979 (when their paths finally crossed), Jean, René, Jeanine, born in three different regions, three different environments, learn, work, struggle to accumulate material or imaginary, transcendent or futile possessions, while biologist Henri Laborit questions himself on the behavior of the human species.


Country: Francia
Direction: Resnais; Alain
Script: Gruault; Jean, Laborit; Henri
Production: Dussart; Philippe
Photography: Vierny; Sacha
Sound: Maumont; Jacques, Ruh; Jean-Pierre, Prat; Georges
Music: Dzierlatka; Arié
Cast:Arditi; Pierre, Borgeaud; Nelly, Darrieu; Gérard, Dubois; Marie, Garcia; Nicole, Laudenbach; Philippe, Pierre; Roger, Depardieu; Gérard
Art direction: Saulnier; Jacques
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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