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Life After Love (2000)

Life After Love poster
Original title
La vie après l'amour
Directed by
Gabriel Pelletier
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Gilles tries to win back his ex-wife Sophie after she leaves him for someone else. He goes through a series of desperate and funny attempts to rekindle their relationship.

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What happens

Life After Love (French: La vie après l'amour) is a 2000 Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier. The film stars Michel Côté as Gilles, a man who is desperately trying to win back the love of his ex-wife Sophie (Sylvie Léonard) after she leaves him for another man. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 21st Genie Awards, for Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Huard) and Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis). It received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Actor (Côté), Best Supporting Actor (Huard), Best Supporting Actress (Guylaine Tremblay) and Best Screenplay (Ken Scott), as well as winning the Billet d'or as the year's top-grossing Quebec film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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