La Joie de vivre (1993)

8.0/10 • 80 min • Comedy

Overview

Monsieur Charme is an old man, and the love of his life passed away some years ago. Despite being wealthy and in relatively good health, he finds that life without her is no longer supportable. Determined to end it all, he approaches Reine, a home-care nurse known for her willingness to bend the rules, and asks her if, in return for receiving his apartment, she will kill him. She readily agrees, and now the fun in this black comedy can begin. It seems that the old man has a nephew who is determined to thwart this scheme at all costs. A battle royal is joined between the ingenuity of the nurse and her willing victim, and the determination of his equally ingenious nephew.

Cast

Michel Bouquet

Monsieur Charme

Patrick Catalifo

Joyeux

Micheline Dax

Muguette

Henri Virlogeux

Cent à l'heure

Kathy Kriegel

Carole

Bruce Myers

Karl

Marie Mergey

Mrs. Jolly

Michel Vitold

Henri Jolly

Eugène Berthier

Un homme du club du troisième âge

Emile Abossolo M'bo

Arsène

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Eusèbe

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