Life Is a Bed of Roses
1983, French. Directed by Alain Resnais.
In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Life Is a Bed of Roses is streaming on Cohen Media in India.
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Cast & crew
- Alain ResnaisDirector
- Vittorio GassmanWalter Guarini
- Ruggero RaimondiCount Michel Forbek
- Fanny ArdantLivia Cerasquier
- Geraldine ChaplinNora Winkle
- Sabine AzémaÉlisabeth Rousseau
- Pierre ArditiRobert Dufresne
- Robert ManuelGeorges Leroux
- Martine KellyClaudine Obertin
- Samson FainsilberZoltán Forbek
- Véronique SilverNathalie Holberg
- André DussollierRaoul Vandamme
- Guillaume BoisseauFrédéric
Details
- Released
- 20 April 1983
- Original title
- La vie est un roman
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Gruault
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Life Is a Bed of Roses runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Life Is a Bed of Roses is streaming on Cohen Media in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Is a Bed of Roses?
If you liked Life Is a Bed of Roses, try The House of Tomorrow, Heartstrings, Macadam Stories.
Who directed Life Is a Bed of Roses?
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) was directed by Alain Resnais and stars Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant.