Modern Life (2000)

ComedyDrama

The lives of three people faced with an uncertain future. Marguerite, 17, is uncomfortable with her family enviroment and turns to God. Claire, who desperately wants a child, encounters again a former lover. Eva asks the unemployed Jacques, who has been left by his wife and his daughter, to find a missing friend.

Release Date: March 1, 2000
Runtime: 2h 3m
Rating: 6.1/10 (9 votes)

Director: Laurence Ferreira Barbosa

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Frédéric Pierrot, Lolita Chammah, Aurélien Recoing, Béatrice Michel, Juliette Andréa, Jean-Pierre Gos, Robert Kramer

Full Cast (51 people)

Isabelle Huppert as Claire
Frédéric Pierrot as Jacques
Lolita Chammah as Marguerite
Aurélien Recoing as Georges
Béatrice Michel as Infirmière
Juliette Andréa as Eva
Jean-Pierre Gos as Marguerite's father
Robert Kramer as Andy Hellman
Marc Rioufol as Leon
Blandine Paulet as Sandra
Cécile Richard as Gertrude
Jean-Baptiste Montagut
Teo Saavedra as Herminio
Jérémie Korenfeld as Pierre François
Jacques Spiesser as Désormières
Nathalie Nell as Annick Renard
Pierre Banderet as Staff manager
Françoise Balibar as Jacques' Landlady
Jean-Louis Loca as Poet in the garden
Annie Mercier as Eliane
Nicolas Pignon as Doctor
Christophe Loizillon as Friend couple
Susanne Andersson-Finet as Friend couple
Marie-Amélie Seigner as Pénélope
Laurent Jaffro as Philosophy teacher
Emilien Gobard as Pedro
Thomas Cousseau as Garçon Grand Hotel
Enrico Mattaroccia as Male model
Kristina Kumlin as Female model
Oumria Mouffok as Hospital hostess

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Modern Life

Modern Life

Modern Life

123 min

The lives of three people faced with an uncertain future. Marguerite, 17, is uncomfortable with her family enviroment and turns to God. Claire, who desperately wants a child, encounters again a former lover. Eva asks the unemployed Jacques, who has been left by his wife and his daughter, to find a missing friend.

123 min

The lives of three people faced with an uncertain future. Marguerite, 17, is uncomfortable with her family enviroment and turns to God. Claire, who desperately wants a child, encounters again a former lover. Eva asks the unemployed Jacques, who has been left by his wife and his daughter, to find a missing friend.

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Original LanguageFrench

Release Date3/1/2000

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert

as Claire

Frédéric Pierrot

as Jacques

Lolita Chammah

as Marguerite

Aurélien Recoing

as Georges

Béatrice Michel

as Infirmière

JA

Juliette Andréa

as Eva

Jean-Pierre Gos

as Marguerite's father

Robert Kramer

as Andy Hellman

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What is Modern Life about?▾

The lives of three people faced with an uncertain future. Marguerite, 17, is uncomfortable with her family enviroment and turns to God. Claire, who desperately wants a child, encounters again a form…

How long is Modern Life?▾

2h 3m

When was Modern Life released?▾

March 1, 2000

Who directed Modern Life?▾

Laurence Ferreira Barbosa

Who stars in Modern Life?▾

Isabelle Huppert, Frédéric Pierrot, Lolita Chammah

What genre is Modern Life?▾

Comedy, Drama