As Life Goes By (2004)
- Original title
- La vie comme elle va
- Directed by
- Jean-Henri Meunier
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary portrays the everyday lives of several villagers in a small hamlet in the Aveyron region of France. The director films the mayor, the station master, a retiree, a centenarian, and other residents over long periods, showing their peculiar, poetic, and endearing personalities. Together, these snapshots create a picture of a simple but original rural life outside mainstream globalization.
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What happens
La Vie comme elle va est un film français réalisé par Jean-Henri Meunier et sorti en 2004. Découverte du petit village aveyronnais où vit depuis plusieurs années le réalisateur, au travers d'une galerie de portraits de quelques-uns de ses habitants (M. le Maire, le chef de gare, un retraité, une centenaire, un paysan voyageur, ...), filmés sur le temps longs et choisis pour leurs caractères fantasque, poétique, insolite ou attachant, cet assemblage de tranches de vies dessinant le tableau d'une vie champêtre simple mais originale qui cherche, et trouve, un chemin hors des standards imposés de la mondialisation généralisée. Quand l'ordinaire devient extraordinaire au travers du regard gorgé d'humanité de Jean-Henri Meunier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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