Movie: Modern Life

Top 10 Billed Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert

Claire

Frédéric Pierrot
Frédéric Pierrot

Jacques

Lolita Chammah
Lolita Chammah

Marguerite

Aurélien Recoing
Aurélien Recoing

Georges

Béatrice Michel
Béatrice Michel

Infirmière

Juliette Andréa
Juliette Andréa

Eva

Jean-Pierre Gos
Jean-Pierre Gos

Marguerite's father

Robert Kramer
Robert Kramer

Andy Hellman

Marc Rioufol
Marc Rioufol

Leon

Blandine Paulet
Blandine Paulet

Sandra

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    The lives of three people faced with an uncertain future. Marguerite, 17, is uncomfortable with her family enviroment and turns to God. Claire, who desperately wants a child, encounters again a former lover. Eva asks the unemployed Jacques, who has been left by his wife and his daughter, to find a missing friend.

  • Release Date

    2000-03-01

  • Average

    6.056

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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    Français
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