Retour à la vie
1999, French. Directed by Pascal Baeumler.
Louise, a young deaf and dumb comedian, has just been named best actress of the year. She is married to Yann, twenty years her senior. But their relationship is conflicting. It seems that Yann takes a malicious pleasure in psychologically torturing Louise. A whirlwind of uncertainties where dreams collide with nightmares, anguish, submission, sadism... Louise confides in Stephanie, her best friend, who advises her to flee. Louise refuses, convinced of a better future. One evening, while Yann tortures her once again, she kills him.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Pascal BaeumlerDirector
- Emmanuelle LaboritLouise
- Marisa BerensonStéphanie
- Marius ColucciLe jeune policier
- Richard BohringerLe coursier
- Alain BashungYann
- Sophie ForteCorinne
- Eric BlancLe coursier
- Julia PortogheseLouise enfant
- Agnès GuessabSalsa dancer
- Fabrice BagniLe flic au téléphone
- Jean-Claude LagniezLee chauffeur mécontent
- Jérôme HorryL'interprète
Details
- Released
- 25 October 1999
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pascal Baeumler
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Retour à la vie runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Retour à la vie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1999. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Retour à la vie?
If you liked Retour à la vie, try Chaos, Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff, The Young One.
Who directed Retour à la vie?
Retour à la vie (1999) was directed by Pascal Baeumler and stars Emmanuelle Laborit, Marisa Berenson, Marius Colucci.