Directed by:
Philippe Le GuayCinematography:
Laurent MachuelComposer:
Philippe RombiCast:
Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Lindon, Géraldine Pailhas, Isild Le Besco, Lorànt Deutsch, Catherine Hosmalin, Chantal Neuwirth, Claude Rich, Michel Vuillermoz (more)Plots(1)
A compulsive miser who makes his own life hell, A spendthrift restaurant owner heading for ruin through bad investments, A mysterious woman determined to make men pay, An industrialist who sells off his factories after a brush with death, A young heiress who wants to be loved for herself and an honest young man ready to live on love alone. Over a few days, in Lyons, all these characters come into contact, experience chance encounters and play out their destiny Through their intertwining tales, Le Coût de la vie (The Cost of Living) reveals something about our intimate relationship with money and reaches this strange conclusion: We think we're talking about money when the subject is in fact love. (official distributor synopsis)
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