La Vie des morts (1991)
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Cast
Thibault de Montalembert, Roch Leibovici, Marianne Denicourt, Bernard Ballet, Laurence Côte, Suzel Goffre, Gregori Baquet, Eric Bonicatto, Benoît Brione, Laurent Schilling, Emmanuel Salinger, Emmanuelle Devos
As a young man lies between life and death in hospital, his extended family gathers to confront the reasons behind his suicide attempt.
The story
In a city in northern France, twenty-year-old Patrick attempts suicide with a rifle and is taken to hospital, where he awaits an operation in a precarious state. Meanwhile, his extended family gathers at their large family home, trying to make sense of his actions. As relatives talk, personal differences and old resentments surface. They discuss Patrick’s girlfriend, an earlier suicide attempt, and stories about his relationship with his mother. The family’s gathering becomes an uneasy effort to understand a young man whose crisis has drawn them together, while they wait for news from the hospital.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In a city in northern France, Patrick, a twenty-year-old, tries to end his life by shooting himself in the head with a rifle. While he is in the hospital, between life and death and waiting for an operation, his extended family gathers in their large family home and tries to understand what he did. Personalities and enmities emerge; some discuss his relationship with his girlfriend, his previous suicide attempt, or old stories about his relationship with his mother. One morning, the hospital calls at 6 a.m. to announce Patrick’s death.
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