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Love Is Better Than Life
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Love Is Better Than Life

2022-01-19 · 115 min · ★ 5.2

Comedy · Romance · Music

Upon their release from prison twen­ty years ear­li­er, Gérard, Ary and Philippe asked them­selves if hon­esty was not the best rack­et of them all. Today, they are insep­a­ra­ble and scrupu­lous­ly above board. But Gérard learns he is ter­mi­nal­ly ill. Their friend’s days being num­bered, Ary and Philippe want to offer him one last love sto­ry… because, as Gérard likes to say : love is bet­ter than life.

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Directors
Claude Lelouch
Production companies
Les Films 13
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Sandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSandrine Massaro
Gérard DarmonGérard DarmonGérard Prat
Philippe LellouchePhilippe LellouchePhilippe
Ary AbittanAry AbittanAry
Kev AdamsKev AdamsKev Prat
Elsa ZylbersteinElsa ZylbersteinElsa
Béatrice DalleBéatrice DalleBéa, the devil's lawyer
Clémentine CélariéClémentine CélariéClémentine, the cop
Robert HosseinRobert HosseinRobert Prat
Olivier RabourdinOlivier RabourdinOlivier, the cop
Marianne DenicourtMarianne Denicourt
Antoine DuléryAntoine Duléry
Raphaël MezrahiRaphaël Mezrahi
Françoise FabianFrançoise Fabian
Meissa AmeurThe club waitress
Rebecca Blanc-LelouchPhilippe's wife
Elena SiberiaKev's wife
Joël GombertThe street musician
Candice PatouCandice PatouCandice
Christophe LambertChristophe Lambert

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