Family Life (1985 film)

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Family Life
Viefamille.jpeg
©MK2 1984
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Written by Jacques Doillon
Produced byJean François Lepetit
Starring
CinematographyMichel Carré
Edited by
  • Nicole Dedieu
  • Claude Ronzeau
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 13 February 1985 (1985-02-13)
Running time
90 min.
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Family Life (French : La Vie de Famille) is a 1985 French film by Jacques Doillon.


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