Life Is a Long Quiet River Movie Review 1988

Social comedy about a nurse who, infuriated with her married doctor employer/lover, switches two babies at birth. Twelve years later, after her lover's wife has died and he still refuses to marry her, she reveals the swap. The children are returned to their rightful families causing a multitude of confusion and adjustment. Directorial debut of Chatiliez. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Doctors & Nurses, Mistaken Identity

Screenplay

Florence Quentin, Etienne Chatiliez

Cast

Benoit Magimel, Helene Vincent, Andre Wilms, Daniel Gelin, Catherine Hiegel, Christine Pignet, Patrick Bouchitey, Valerie Lalande, Tara Romer, Jerome Floch, Sylvie Cubertafon

Director

Etienne Chatiliez

Music

Gerard Kawczynski

Awards

Cesar 1989: Support. Actress (Vincent), Writing.