Living and Knowing You Are Alive
2019 · Documentary · 82 min. · France
Emmanuèle Bernheim and Alain Cavalier are linked by thirty years of friendship. They are preparing a film based on the autobiographical book of the novelist. In it, she tells how her father asked her to “end it” in the wake of a heart attack. Cavalier suggests that she plays herself, and that he plays her father. One winter morning, Emmanuèle calls Alain; they will have to postpone the shoot until the spring, as she needs an urgent operation.
Direction Alain Cavalier
Cast Alain Cavalier · Emmanuèle Bernheim
Screenplay Alain Cavalier
Cinematography Alain Cavalier
Original title Être vivant et le savoir
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29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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