---
title: 'Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Étienne Chatiliez'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-is-a-long-quiet-river-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096386/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)

1988 · 90 min · Comedy · France

Original title: La vie est un long fleuve tranquille

## Synopsis

Life Is a Long Quiet River is a 1988 French comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. Using the timeless question of nature versus nurture, the film offers a satirical perspective on society in the industrial north by contrasting the precarious lives of the working class with those of the affluent, church-going bourgeoisie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Étienne Chatiliez](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-chatiliez)
- **Screenplay:** [Étienne Chatiliez](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-chatiliez), [Florence Quentin](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-quentin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gérard Kawczynski](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-kawczynski)
- **Producer:** [Charles Gassot](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gassot)
- **Editor:** [Chantal Delattre](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-delattre)

## Cast

- [Daniel Gélin](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-gelin)
- [Louise Conte](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-conte)
- [Tara Römer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tara-romer)
- [Louis Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-becker)
- [Abbes Zahmani](https://cinepixo.com/people/abbes-zahmani)
- [Benoît Magimel](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-magimel)
- [Christine Pignet](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-pignet)
- [Patrick Bouchitey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bouchitey)
- [Catherine Jacob](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-jacob)
- [André Wilms](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-wilms)
- [Gilles Defacque](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-defacque)
- [Catherine Hiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-hiegel)
- [Valérie Lalande](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-lalande)
- [Hélène Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-vincent)

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