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C'est la vie !

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When a luxury wedding celebration in a 17th-century French castle gets terribly out of control, waiters and photographers witness a monstrosity.

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Tara Brady Irish Times Sep 10, 2018
4/5
Despite a fine, fun, multicultural ensemble cast, not every character and subplot here is gold, but the film breezes along so amiably that its weaker moments never grate. It's a shame that such an obvious crowd-pleaser is getting such a limited release. Go to Full Review
Nigel Andrews Financial Times Aug 29, 2018
3/5
Think of the melting-pot mirth of mingling social strata in The Marriage of Figaro, then subtract Mozart. Go to Full Review
Wenlei Ma News.com.au Aug 19, 2018
3/5
It's a mad farce - but the fun, chuckle-worthy kind. Go to Full Review
Lara Ben-Ameur Espinof Jul 30, 2019
An excessive length that ends in a hasty and manic way leaves this work even more in evidence as a banquet that lacks seasoning. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Andiee Paviour Nobody's Reading This But Me Jul 7, 2019
3/5
As the eye of the celebratory storm of a grand wedding reception in a French chateau, fed-up planner Max is tossed every which way by forces beyond his control. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince The Cinessential Jun 5, 2019
For the most part, it's the talent both in front of and behind the camera that keeps C'est la vie going, pulling off its pick and mix of clichés with enough skill to make it passable like comfort food. Go to Full Review
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George H @RT33061852 Jul 31, 2024 I have been a caterer and event planner for 30 years and there is no other movie that is the truest representation of the business. You might watch the film and be enjoying the comedy and say to yourself that is so outlandish, that would never happen. Trust me. It has. It’s really a wonderful movie about my favorite type of the theater. Weddings. See more Sep 26, 2018 Gentle, feel-good comedy. Lots of interesting characters and running gags. Loads of chuckles and some full on laughs. Really enjoyable See more Aug 25, 2018 Regular comedia francesa de situaciones . See more Petros T @PetrosTserpelis Aug 15, 2018 "Le sens de la fête" is French comedy done right. Hilarious dialogues, fun characters and very good choice of actors in a film that moves tirelessly without missing a beat. It is not graced by the life-affirming abandon of Toledano and Nakache's breakthrough "Intouchables" (2011) or even the follow-up "Samba" (2014), but it too has its small moments of resonance while remaining by far a refreshingly side-splitting endeavor. See more mauro l @Mauro_Lanari Jun 15, 2018 Once upon a time there was Jacques Tati with "Playtime" (1967), a poetic, polite, elegant, intelligent, delicate social satire. A commercial thud. Instead today France has this stuff here. A triumph at the box office. (Mauro Lanari) See more Apr 2, 2018 Tiefgang sollte man nicht erwarten, es werden auch nicht wenige Klischees bedient! Aber die Schauspieler sind hervorragend, und der Film hat viel Charme und macht gute Laune! Einen Kinobesuch auf jeden Fall wert! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When a luxury wedding celebration in a 17th-century French castle gets terribly out of control, waiters and photographers witness a monstrosity.
Director
Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Producer
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun
Screenwriter
Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Production Co
La Compagnie Cinématographique, Quad Productions, Gaumont, Panache Productions, Main Journey, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 57m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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