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La vie de Jésus

  • 19971997
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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7.0/10
3.2K
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La vie de Jésus (1997)
Freddy, barely 20 and an unemployed epileptic, lives with his mom in the sleepy town of Bailleul in Northern France. Freddy loves his girlfriend Marie and hangs out with his buddies aimlessly riding motor scooters. However, he faces a moment of strife when he sees Marie talking to the new guy in town.
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A social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggre... Read allA social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arab immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local... Read allA social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arab immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local supermarket. When she is proposed to by Kader, a young Arab man, Freddy, and his friends ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Writer
    • Bruno Dumont(scenario)
  • Stars
    • David Douche
    • Marjorie Cottreel
    • Kader Chaatouf
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Writer
    • Bruno Dumont(scenario)
  • Stars
    • David Douche
    • Marjorie Cottreel
    • Kader Chaatouf
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    • 18User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 5 nominations

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    David Douche in La vie de Jésus (1997)
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    Marjorie Cottreel in La vie de Jésus (1997)
    Marjorie Cottreel in La vie de Jésus (1997)
    Marjorie Cottreel and David Douche in La vie de Jésus (1997)
    Marjorie Cottreel and David Douche in La vie de Jésus (1997)
    David Douche in La vie de Jésus (1997)
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    Marjorie Cottreel and David Douche in La vie de Jésus (1997)

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    David Douche
    David Douche
    • Freddyas Freddy
    Marjorie Cottreel
    Marjorie Cottreel
    • Marieas Marie
    Kader Chaatouf
    • Kaderas Kader
    Sébastien Delbaere
    • Gégéas Gégé
    Samuel Boidin
    • Michouas Michou
    Steve Smagghe
    • Robertas Robert
    Sébastien Bailleul
    • Quinquinas Quinquin
    Geneviève Cottreel
    • La mère de Freddyas La mère de Freddy
    René Gilleron
    • Renéas René
    Madame Chaatouf
    • La mère de Kaderas La mère de Kader
    Monsieur Chaatouf
    • Le père de Kaderas Le père de Kader
    Daniel Tanchon
    • Père Gégéas Père Gégé
    Sophie Ruckebusch
    • Majoretteas Majorette
    Jean-Claude Lefebvre
    • Inspecteuras Inspecteur
    • (as Jean-Claude Lefèbvre)
    Gérard Wallyn
    • Père majoretteas Père majorette
    Jean-Benoît Gros
    • Pierrotas Pierrot
    Suzanne Berteloot
    • Infirmièreas Infirmière
    • (as Suzanne Bertelot)
    Melinda Deseure
    • Chef majorettesas Chef majorettes
    • (as Mélinda Deseure)
    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      First film of Bruno Dumont.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kinomagazin: Das Schöne ist mein Dämon - Der Filmemacher Bruno Dumont (2007)

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    7/10
    Ennui in Flanders
    There is enormous promise in the opening scenes of Bruno Dumont's first feature "La Vie de Jesus". He is clearly a director with a great feeling for landscape, that ability to draw the viewer into a self-contained world, in this case an agricultural area of Northern France. Within minutes we know what it is like to live in this small redbrick town bounded by seemingly endless lanes and fields where very little happens and even the local cafe is all but deserted on a weekday mid-afternoon. We share the stifling boredom of the group of unemployed youths with little do except joyride their mopeds. We are in a world akin to that of Bresson's "Au Hazard Balthazar" and "Mouchettte" with Dumont revealing his with the assured unflinching vision of the master himself. Already we are beginning to sense the thrill that comes with the intuition that we may be discovering a major new talent. A brilliantly observed scene where the group of friends visit the brother of one of them who is in a coma dying of AIDS seems to confirm this. Words cannot convey their feeling but expressions say everything. However after this doubts gradually creep in. It requires real genius to sustain viewer interest in a film about provincial ennui. Not that nothing happens. There is an attack on an Arab youth that results in manslaughter, an arrest and an escape. The problem is not a lack of psychological development. There is an inevitability about the main protagonist, Freddy's obsession with the only girl around and his gunning for the Arab as a result of sexual rivalry fuelled by group racism. Rather is the problem one of a lack of narrative development. One sequence of moped riding becomes just like any other as do all those scenes of young people just moping around. Unfortunately the film eventually evokes viewer tedium in a way that is self defeating. Nevertheless there is excitement in the discovery of a new directorial talent and the prediction that he could in time make a really outstanding film.
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    • jandesimpson
    • Feb 14, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1997 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • 3B Productions (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • The Life of Jesus
    • Filming locations
      • Nord, France
    • Production companies
      • 3B Productions
      • Norfilm
      • C.R.R.A.V
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    • Budget
      • €1,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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