

The Amusements of Private Life
1990, Italian. Directed by Cristina Comencini.
Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde Seurat, the actress and Julie Renard, the aristocratic wife and a mother (Delphine Forest plays both) with the same face who came from the different parts of society and at one point exchanged their identities and their lives. The movie also features Giancarlo Giannini and great Vittorio Gassman.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 9 November 1990
- Original title
- I divertimenti della vita privata
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Gérard Brach, Cristina Comencini, Jackye Fryszman
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The Amusements of Private Life runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Amusements of Private Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Amusements of Private Life?
If you liked The Amusements of Private Life, try Long Live the Seal, Pretty Persuasion, The Birds, the Bees and the Italians.
Who directed The Amusements of Private Life?
The Amusements of Private Life (1990) was directed by Cristina Comencini and stars Delphine Forest, Christophe Malavoy, Giancarlo Giannini.