The Good Life
by Jean Denizot
Sylvain and Pierre have been running from the law ever since a custody battle with their mother pushed their father Yves into hiding ten years ago. But now that they're older, the two brothers are road-weary and eager to take advantage of the perks of young adulthood. When the authorities discover their whereabouts, they are forced to move yet again and Pierre, the elder, disappears.
Alone with his father on an island in the Loire River, Sylvain meets Gilda: his first girl, his first crush, and the first stop on his way to "the good life" - his own.
Jean Denizot is a screenwriter, director and teacher. After his two short films MOUCHE (2006) and JE ME SOUVIENS (2008) he directed his first long feature film THE GOOD LIFE in 2013. Member of the editorial board of the art journal Tête-â-tête, he teaches staging in Paris 8 University.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
2013 LA BELLE VIE (THE GOOD LIFE)
2009 JE ME SOUVIENS (short film)
2007 MOUCHE (short film)
Zacharie Chasseriaud
Jules Pelissier
Solène Rigot
Nicolas Bouchaud
Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Maya Sansa
Executive producer: Mathieu Bompoint
Assistant director: Clément Comet
Line producer: Claire Trinquet
Screenwriters: Jean Denizot, Frédérique Moreau, in collaboration with Catherine Paillé
Director of photography: Elin Kirschfink
Sound recordist: Marie-Clothilde Chery
Production manager: Laziz Belkaï
Editor: Aurélien Manya
Sound editor: Jocelyn Robert
Continuity supervisor: Claire Dumaze
Music composer: Luc Meilland
Costume designer: Agnès Noden
Sound mixer: Mélissa Petitjean
Format: DCP / Dolby 5.1 / 1:1.85
Length: 93 min.
Original Language: French
ORIGINAL TITLE: La Belle Vie
