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  • Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
  • PG
    110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
PG
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Three intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. After the war he uses it to start a utopian society by brainwashing his friends, including his former ...See moreThree intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. After the war he uses it to start a utopian society by brainwashing his friends, including his former fiancee, Livia, and her husband. In the present day, the castle is being used as an alternative school and, in the summer holidays, for an educational conference. At the conference, the American Nora Winkle bets Claudine that the ernest public school teacher Elisabeth Rousseau will be enticed into the bed of Robert Dufresne, even though the principal speaker, Walter Guarini, is obviously interested in Elisabeth. Meanwhile, the children staying at the castle over the holidays invent their own medieval tale about freeing prisoners from the dungeons. Written by Will Gilbert See less
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Jean Gruault (written by)
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Sep 29, 1983 (United States)

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110 cast members
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Vittorio Gassman
Walter Guarini Walter Guarini   See fewer
Ruggero Raimondi
Comte Michel Forbek / Count Michel Forbek Comte Michel Forbek / Count Michel Forbek   See fewer
Geraldine Chaplin
Nora Winkle Nora Winkle   See fewer
Fanny Ardant
Livia Cerasquier Livia Cerasquier   See fewer
Pierre Arditi
Robert Dufresne Robert Dufresne   See fewer
Sabine Azéma
Élisabeth Rousseau Élisabeth Rousseau   See fewer
Robert Manuel
Georges Leroux Georges Leroux   See fewer
Martine Kelly
Claudine Obertin Claudine Obertin   See fewer
Samson Fainsilber
Zoltán Forbek Zoltán Forbek   See fewer
Véronique Silver
Nathalie Holberg Nathalie Holberg   See fewer
André Dussollier
Raoul Vandamme Raoul Vandamme   See fewer
Guillaume Boisseau
Frédéric Frédéric   See fewer
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
School Teacher School Teacher   See fewer
Jean-Claude Arnaud
Le conducteur de la camionnette Le conducteur de la camionnette   See fewer
Lucienne Hamon
Juliette Watelet Juliette Watelet   See fewer
Jean-Louis Richard
Pére Jean Watelet Pére Jean Watelet   See fewer
Hélène Patarot
Thi Lan Thi Lan   See fewer
Flavie Ducorps
La fille de Nora Winkle La fille de Nora Winkle   See fewer
Jean-Claude Corbel
Le héros légendaire Le héros légendaire   See fewer
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Laplaud, le maître de la maternelle Laplaud, le maître de la maternelle   See fewer
Michel Muller
Bertin Bertin   See fewer
Philippe Laudenbach
L'éducateur ennemi de la rêverie gratuite L'éducateur ennemi de la rêverie gratuite   See fewer
Cathy Berberian
La nourrice La nourrice   See fewer
Nelly Alard
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Tony Ammirati
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Francine Bergé
Young Lady Young Lady   See fewer
Patricia Bilal
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Charlotte Bonnet
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Linda Bruno
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Catherine Cauwet
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Eve Cotton
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Jean Crubelier
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Yann Dedet
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Michelle Dumon
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Éric Franquelin
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Marie Gascon
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Marjorie Godin
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Jean Henry
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Laura Koffler
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Chantal Ladesou
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Noëlle Leiris
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Annie Le Youdec
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Carole Lixon
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Ham Chau Luong
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Janine Magnan
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Fabienne Mai
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Madette Marion
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Svetlana Novak
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Valérie Pascale
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Guylène Péan
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Isabelle Pichaud
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Odile Poisson
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Françoise Rigal
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Danièle Rimbaud
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Marie Rivière
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Yannick Rocher
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Violetta Sanchez
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Gabriella Sheer
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Caroline Silhol
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Valérie Stroh
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Fabienne Guyon
Play back Elisabeth (voice) Play back Elisabeth (voice)   See fewer
Nathalie Holberg
Véronique Véronique   See fewer
Martine Guillaud
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