L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (2010)

Director:

Eric Lartigau

Writers:

Eric Lartigau (scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) &
Laurent de Bartillat (scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

3 November 2010 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Paul Exben is a success story - partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house...

Plot Keywords:

Author Cameo | Foreign Language Adaptation | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Romain Duris	...	Paul Exben
Marina Foïs	...	Sarah Exben
Niels Arestrup	...	Bartholomé
Branka Katic	...	Ivana
Catherine Deneuve	...	Anne
Eric Ruf	...	Grégoire Kremer
Enzo Caçote	...	Hugo Exben
Luka Antic	...	Baptiste
Rachel Berger	...	Fiona Exben
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria	...	Valéry Grey (as Esteban Carvajal Alegria)
Florence Muller	...	Clarisse
Jean-Paul Bathany	...	Jean-Claude
Carole Weiss	...	Annie
Philippe Dusseau	...	Emmanuel
Olivier Rogers	...	Pierre
Pauline Guimard	...	Morgane
Valérie Even	...	Estelle
Eric Thomas	...	Le père de famille
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam	...	Erwan
Thibault De Lussy	...	Alan (as Thibaut de Lussy)
Jules Lachaux	...	Doublure Baptiste
Romain Rouet	...	Doublure Baptiste
Achille Gayrard	...	Doublure Baptiste
Jadranka Mamic	...	Judy
Zinaida Dedakin	...	Linda
Zlata Numanagic	...	Agent immobilier
Steven Radusinovic	...	Vendeur photo (as Stevan Radusinovic)
Vanja Lazin	...	Propriétaire galerie
Filip Kalezic	...	Vilko
Alija Ademovic	...	Le vieux gymnaste
Ljubica Barac	...	L'épicière
John Rogers	...	Robin
Kristina Stevovic	...	Assistante galeriste
Aleksandar Markovic	...	Immigrant albanais
Branka Otasevic	...	Serveuse 1
Rajka Gacevic	...	Vendeur de journaux
Bojana Knezevic Radinkovic	...	Réceptionniste (as Bojana Knezevic)
Slobodan Marunovic	...	Le capitaine cargo
Petar Buric	...	Marin du port
Dejan Ivanic	...	Marin 1
Sejfo Seferovic	...	Marin 2
Zelimir Soso	...	Cuisinier cargo
Dragan Oluic	...	Marin hagard
Bogoljub Mitic	...	Lothar (as Bogoljub Mitic-Djosa)
Zef Dedivanovic	...	Propriétaire maison Monténégro
Simo Trebjesanin	...	Policier 1
Aleksandar Gavranic	...	Policier 2
Jelena Simic	...	Serveuse 2
Mihailo Radojicic	...	Patron de presse italien
Slavko Kalezic	...	Journaliste italien
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Kennedy	...	Guy in the crowd

Directed by
Eric Lartigau

Writing credits
Eric Lartigau		(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue) &
Laurent de Bartillat		(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Emmanuelle Bercot		(collaboration) &
Bernard Jeanjean		(collaboration)
Douglas Kennedy		(novel "The Big Picture")
Stéphane Cabel		(participation)

Produced by
Didier Hoarau	....	executive producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam	....	producer
Andjelija Vlaisavljevic	....	line producer: Montenegro

Original Music by
Evgueni Galperine
Sacha Galperine		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Laurent Dailland

Film Editing by
Juliette Welfling

Casting by
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou

Makeup Department
Vanja Burzan	....	assistant hair stylist
Nicolas Herlin	....	special makeup effects artist
Stanislava Kolouh	....	assistant hair stylist
Pascal Larue	....	special makeup effects artist
Jane Milon	....	key hair stylist
Jean-Christophe Roger	....	additional makeup artist
Emina Zecevic	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Gregory Barrau	....	unit production manager
David Deshayes	....	unit manager: road trip
Damien Gayrard	....	assistant unit manager
Alix Sidem	....	assistant production manager
Aleksandar Tadic	....	unit production manager: Montenegro

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Georges Candilis	....	trainee assistant director
Cristina Freitas	....	third assistant director
Milan Kilibarda	....	second second assistant director
Milana Milunovic	....	third assistant director
Jessica Palud	....	second assistant director
Emmanuel Ramade	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Olivier de Chancel	....	props
Marko Dimitrijevic	....	property buyer
Jasna Dragovic	....	set decorator: Montenegro
Mathieu Jurgenson	....	digital artist
Baptiste Magis	....	second assistant art director
Radoslav Mihajlovic	....	leadman
Goran Milosevic	....	chargehand dresser
Termet Nuki	....	stand by painter
Christophe Offret	....	property master
Sara Sablic	....	art department coordinator
Stanisa Savic	....	painter
Dejan Stefanovic	....	property buyer
François Willenz	....	digital artist

Sound Department
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Cédric Deloche	....	dialogue editor
Pierre Excoffier	....	sound
Valentin Excoffier	....	second sound assistant
Dominique Gaborieau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Jovo Kljajic	....	adr recordist
Gwennolé Le Borgne	....	supervising sound editor
Josselin Panchout	....	re-recording production sound mixer
Florian Penot	....	assistant foley artist
Pierre Picq	....	boom operator
Olivier Varenne	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Olivier Afonso	....	special effects makeup
Frédéric Lainé	....	special effects makeup
Milos Vukovic	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Gaëlle Bossis	....	digital compositor
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Delphine Garrelis	....	digital compositor
Pascal Laurent	....	visual effects producer
Thibault Martegani	....	digital compositor
Rodney Musso	....	assistant colorist: Digital Factory
Jean-Francois Theault	....	digital compositor
Olivier Veau	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Milan Alavanja	....	stunt rigger
Miroslav Borkovic	....	stunt double
Vladan Gostiljac	....	stunt performer
Vladislav Hujbner	....	stunt double
Slavisa Ivanovic	....	local stunt coordinator
Slavisa Ivanovic	....	stunt performer
David Julienne	....	stunt driver
Michel Julienne	....	stunt driver
Dalibor Kostic	....	stunt performer
Olivier Schneider	....	fight choreographer
Miroslav Vuckovic	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	camera operator
Loïc Andrieu	....	additional steadicam operator
Christophe Bassoulet	....	electrician
Dragan Djordjevic	....	loader
Gil Fontbonne	....	key grip
Arnaud Gervet	....	second assistant camera
Bruno Glasberg	....	electrician
Slobodan Gojkovic	....	local gaffer
Srdjan Gojkovic	....	rigging gaffer
Agnes Jeanneau	....	additional first assistant camera
Milenko Knezevic	....	rigging technician
Océane Lavergne	....	first assistant camera
Erwann Le Pogam	....	grip
Johan Lecomte	....	grip
Maud Lemaistre	....	first assistant camera: retakes
Pascal Pajaud	....	gaffer
Borislav Romcevic	....	rigger
Nicolas Sommermeyer	....	best boy grip
Cedomir Subotic	....	grip
Nenad Vasic	....	local key grip
Milos Vidakovic	....	electrician
Branimir Zivkovic	....	video operator

Casting Department
Rachel Berger	....	casting assistant
Anne Fremiot	....	extras casting
Milana Milunovic	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Perrine Bekaert	....	second assistant editor
Isabelle Julien	....	colorist

Music Department
Victor Durox	....	music stage manager
Evgueni Galperine	....	music programmer
Evgueni Galperine	....	musician: piano/clarinet
Evgueni Galperine	....	orchestrator
Sacha Galperine	....	music programmer
Sacha Galperine	....	musician: guitars/electric bass
Sacha Galperine	....	orchestrator
Pierre Giraud	....	music mixer
Hervé Jamet	....	scoring engineer
Mikhail Krutik	....	orchestra leader (as Michail Krutik)
Aymeric Letoquart	....	music editor
Didier Lizé	....	music mixer
Alexandre Mahout	....	music director
Alexandre Mahout	....	music supervisor
Anna Polonskaya	....	music stage manager
Evgueni Polonsky	....	music stage manager
Vsevolod Polonsky	....	conductor
Vadim Shakov	....	music production supervisor
Sergey Sokolov	....	music engineer (as Sergei Sokolov)
Michael Wijnen	....	executive music producer
Michael Wijnen	....	head of music department
Michael Wijnen	....	music supervisor
Danil Zosin	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Uros Boric	....	driver: makeup/hair trailer
Matija Colic	....	driver: motorhome
Sandro Curuvija	....	driver: set dressing truck
Vojislav Djordjevic	....	driver: genny
Igor Jabucanin	....	production driver
Nenad Krainovic	....	driver: wardrobe truck
Goran Lakovic	....	driver: cast
Igor Latkovic	....	production driver
Vladimir Maric	....	driver: cast
Antonio Metodiev	....	driver: genny
Sasa Milasevic	....	unit driver
Milan Milisic	....	driver: grip truck
Vlatko Nedovic	....	driver: cast
Nenad Novakovic	....	driver: motorhome
Slavko Novakovic	....	transportation coordinator
Alen Petkovic	....	driver: cast
Nenad Popovic	....	driver: electric truck
Dusko Prokopic	....	driver: catering truck
Nikola Simic	....	picture car coordinator
Olivier Suffert	....	driver
Dejan Vucic	....	unit driver
Vladimir Zecevic	....	driver: production trailer

Other crew
Romain Benoist	....	production accountant
Mislav Bradvic	....	craft service
Milica Bregovic	....	assistant location manager
Alexandre Chauvet	....	assistant accountant
Marlene Chavant	....	director: making of
Zoja Djordjevic	....	production coordinator
Sandra Djurickovic	....	accountant: Montenegro
Romuald Drault	....	production accountant supervisor
David Edouard	....	assistant unit manager
Zelimir Hren	....	head caterer
Sanja Ilic	....	assistant accountant
Milan Kobali	....	assistant accountant
Iva Plemic	....	assistant production coordinator
Velisa Popovic	....	location assistance: Podgorica
Vladimir Popovic	....	production assistant
Sasa Radulovic	....	location manager
Alix Sidem	....	production secretary
Bakovic Silva	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Europa Corp. (co-production)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)
• CiBy 2000 (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Cofinova 6 (in association with)

Distributors

• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Aerial Camera Systems  helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
• Du Beau Monde  executive music production
• Europa Corp.  executive music production
• House of St. Petersburg Radio  music recorded at
• Ripsped, Montenegro  shipping by
• St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra  orchestra
• Studio G & G  music mixed at
• Studio de la Seine  music mixed at
• Work in Progress  production services in Montenegro

Also Known As:

"The Big Picture" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
"Ha'tmuna ha'kolelet" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"I megali fygi" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Nachtblende" - Germany (imdb display title)

Runtime:

France:114 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | France:U

Filming Locations:

17 Avenue de La Motte-Picquet, Paris 7, Paris, France

Company:

Europa Corp.

One of TIFF 2010's best!

I saw this film at the 2010 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, and it was a pleasant surprise.

Great performances, tightly directed, and a very compelling storyline, in addition to a being beautifully shot and using some great Magnum Photos in the film as part of the main character's unexpected shift into a new world and a new life.

Based on the American writer Douglas Kennedy's acclaimed book of the same name, but changed to a Euro setting, director Eric Lartigau easily shows how European filmmakers can take the themes of murder, obsession and identity to new artistic heights, while also giving us one of the best thrillers of 2010. It's a thriller as cinematic art as only the Europeans can do.

The film might not have gotten as much attention as other films at TIFF 2010, but it definitely should. I truly hope it gets a wider release here in Canada and elsewhere.

Seek it out. Decidedly worthwhile.