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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

2008 · 114 min

A tender, bittersweet portrait of family life that unfolds in intimate, emotionally charged moments, balancing warmth and sorrow.

Directed by
Rémi Bezançon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Déborah François
Tagline
This family is your family
Overview
A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.

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Directed by
Rémi Bezançon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Déborah François
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • love
  • betrayal
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Rémi Bezançon
Written by
Rémi Bezançon
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Déborah François, Marc-André Grondin, Pio Marmaï, Roger Dumas, Cécile Cassel, Stanley Weber
Music
Sinclair
Cinematography
Antoine Monod
Runtime
114 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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