La Vie Promise (The Promised Life)
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- Synopsis
- Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert) is a 40-year-old prostitute who works on the streets in Nice. Her teenage daughter Laurence (Maud Forget), whom she had abandoned years before, visits her apartment unexpectedly while Sylvia is being beaten by two thugs....
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- Starring
- Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Maud Forget, Fabienne Babe, André Marcon
- Director(s)
- Olivier Dahan
- Distributor(s)
- Empire Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 89 min.
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Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Huppert shows everything to us, and it's fascinating.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
Directed by Olivier Dahan, Isabelle Huppert takes the most familiar type of material and attains impeccable results. Read the full review
Variety | Lisa NesselsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Huppert's mastery aside, this is a European Art Film writ large, complete with classical music, gorgeously filmed landscapes, expository voiceovers, poetic transitions and only a ghost's footprint of a story. Read the full review
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