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Life and Nothing But (1989)

Life and Nothing But poster
Original title
La Vie et rien d'autre
Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 90 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After World War I, a French officer is tasked with identifying and burying thousands of unknown soldiers. He clashes with a woman searching for her missing husband and a socialite looking for her lover.

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What happens

Life and Nothing But (French: La vie et rien d'autre) is a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was inspired by the novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare titled The General of the Dead Army. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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