Life Is Not a Novel
1993, French. Directed by François Bouvier.
Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the characters she creates murder her own husband becomes overwhelming. She comes to believe he is leading a double life and she imagines the worst. As a matter of fact, her husband Robert is leading a double life: every day, at noon, for a year, he has locked himself up in a small hotel room to also write a novel.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- François BouvierDirector
- Gilbert SicotteRobert
- Marie TifoMarianne
- Marc MessierGérald
- Louise DeslièresCéline
- Jean-Marc ParentRoch
- Raymond CloutierBertrand
- Suzanne GarceauLibraire
- James HyndmanCharles
- Bernadette LiLylyl
- Hank HumPatron du restaurant chinois
- Jean-Marie Da SilvaVendeur de pawnshop
- Michel FrenetteAccordéoniste
Details
- Released
- 24 September 1993
- Original title
- Les Pots Cassés
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Gilles Desjardins
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Life Is Not a Novel runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Life Is Not a Novel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 September 1993. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life Is Not a Novel?
Life Is Not a Novel (1993) was directed by François Bouvier and stars Gilbert Sicotte, Marie Tifo, Marc Messier.