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A midlife crisis with jazz hands: this divorced dad thinks he's still got it. Spoiler: he mostly doesn't.
TMDB
56
Rotten Tomatoes
43
Audience Score
43
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Alive (2004)

midlife-messtheatrical-chaosFrench-awkwardness

Overview

ComedyDrama

To regain the one he loves and his children, Alex Meyer, composer and director of musicals, hard hit by his marital breakdown dating back three years, decides to rebuild himself.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
reinventionfragile masculinitycreative desperationfamily fracture

Standout Aspects

Acting

Richard Anconina commits to the pathetic with zero vanity

Costume

The rehearsal-wear of a man who peaked in 1987

Writing

Dialogue that stings with recognizable self-deception

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own life choices·Date Night: Only if you're both into secondhand embarrassment·Streaming: Late-night discovery you'll pretend you found on purpose
Heads up:Emotional: Divorce grief and parental failure hit harder than the comedy·Triggers: Cringe levels may cause physical discomfort for the empathic
F

Director

Frédéric Berthe

ReleasedOct 18, 2004
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
TF1 Films Production
AT-Production

Top Cast

Richard Anconina

Richard Anconina

Alex Meyer

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Elisa

Ginie Line

Ginie Line

Sandra

Maxim Nucci

Maxim Nucci

Mathieu

Stéphane De Groodt

Stéphane De Groodt

Le Lieutenant

Sonia Lacen

Sonia Lacen

Agathe

Frankie Wallach

Frankie Wallach

Audrey

Christophe Willem

Christophe Willem

Henri

Éric Naggar

Éric Naggar

Jérôme

Julien Courbey

Julien Courbey

Steve

Laëtitia Lacroix

Laëtitia Lacroix

Sabrina

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

José

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Richard Anconina was 47 playing struggling with irrelevance; he'd later pivot almost entirely to directing.

Cultural

This flopped in France precisely because it mocked the very 'comédie dramatique' template it inhabits—audiences don't love being laughed at.

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