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Life Is a Game (1951)

Original title: La vie est un jeu

1951-06-13 · 1h 22m · FR
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Evanella, who writes the “Horoscope” section of a major newspaper, and her brother Méristo, create with the help of a young journalist, Jean Lassère and the capital of their uncle Amédée, a “Bureau des Prédictions”. Success being expected, they manage to obtain revelations about a gang of gangsters which they publish as predictions. It is success and fortune. Jean marries the newspaper director's daughter and Evanella the director himself.

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Raymond LeboursierDirector

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RellysRellysMeristoJacqueline DelubacJacqueline DelubacEvanellaJimmy GaillardJimmy GaillardJean LassèreFélix OudartFélix OudartUncle AmédéeJean MartinelliJean MartinelliNewspaper directorGisèle FrançoisGisèle FrançoisDirector's daughterAndré BervilAndré BervilMercédès BrareMercédès BrareJoe BreitbartJoe BreitbartJacqueline CanterelleJacqueline CanterelleJean DaurandJean DaurandLouis de FunèsLouis de FunèsThief

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference295393Actor preference264115 · 241452 · 471193Country preferenceFr

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What is Life Is a Game about?

Evanella, who writes the “Horoscope” section of a major newspaper, and her brother Méristo, create with the help of a young journalist, Jean Lassère and the capital of their uncle Amédée, a “Bureau des Prédictions”. Success being expected, they manage to obtain revelations about a gang of gangsters which they publish as predictions. It is success and fortune. Jean marries the newspaper director's daughter and Evanella the director himself.

How long is Life Is a Game?

Life Is a Game has a runtime of 82 minutes.