Underplayed Gems

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
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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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