---
title: 'The Things of Life (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Sautet'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-things-of-life-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064165/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Things of Life (1970)

1970 · 82 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Les Choses de la vie

## Synopsis

The Things of Life is a 1970 romantic drama film directed by Claude Sautet, based on the 1967 novel Intersection by Paul Guimard. The film centers around a car accident experienced by Pierre, an architect, and the events before and after it. The film won the Louis Delluc Prize, and had 2,959,682 admissions in France, becoming the eighth highest-earning film of the year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Sautet](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-sautet)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Sautet](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-sautet), [Paul Guimard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-guimard), [Jean-Loup Dabadie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-loup-dabadie), [Sandro Continenza](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-continenza)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Boffety](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-boffety)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Thiédot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-thiedot)

## Cast

- [Marcelle Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelle-arnold)
- [Isabelle Sadoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-sadoyan)
- [Jean-Pierre Zola](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-zola)
- [Gérard Streiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-streiff)
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli)
- [Gabrielle Doulcet](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-doulcet)
- [Hervé Sand](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-sand)
- [Jean Bouise](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bouise)
- [Roger Crouzet](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-crouzet)
- [Clément Bairam](https://cinepixo.com/people/clement-bairam)
- [Boby Lapointe](https://cinepixo.com/people/boby-lapointe)
- [Jean Gras](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gras)
- [Marie-Pierre Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-pierre-casey)
- [Lucien Frégis](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-fregis)
- [Romy Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/romy-schneider)

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