Après la vie (2002)

Director:

Lucas Belvaux

Writer:

Lucas Belvaux (writer)

Release Date:

8 January 2003 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

In the final chapter of director Belvaux's trilogy, Pascal, now a disgraced cop, seeks redemption by capturing Bruno, a fugitive with a strange connection to Agnes, Pascal's heroin-addicted wife.

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Drug Dealer | Manhunt | Husband Wife Relationship | Terrorist

Awards:

8 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Dominique Blanc	...	Agnès Manise
Gilbert Melki	...	Pascal Manise
Ornella Muti	...	Cécile Rivet
Catherine Frot	...	Jeanne Coste
François Morel	...	Alain Costes
Lucas Belvaux	...	Bruno Le Roux
Bernard Mazzinghi	...	Georges Colinet
Olivier Darimont	...	Francis Rivet
Patrick Descamps	...	Jacquillat
Alexis Tomassian	...	Banane
Yves Claessens	...	Freddy
Pierre Gérard	...	Olivier
Christine Henkart	...	Madame Guiot
Jean-Henri Roger	...	Le voisin incendie
Marc Bordure	...	Le flic stup
Sophie Cattani	...	La fille stup
Patrick Depeyrrat	...	Le petit ami de Jeanne (as Patrick Depeyra)
Eric Vassard	...	Le Sbire
Raphaële Godin	...	Louise (as Raphaele Godin)
Jean-Baptiste Montagut	...	Henri
Anne Delol	...	L'infirmière
Bourlem Guerdjou	...	L'animateur réunion
Claudia Fanni	...	L'élève réunion
Yoann Denaive	...	L'élève andouille
Antoine Chain	...	Le dealer
Vincent Gardinier	...	Le flic chauffeur
Zirek	...	Barbouze 1
Thomas Badek	...	Barbouze 2
Jean-Philippe Naeder	...	Barbouze 3 (as Jean-Philippe Neader)
Yvon Davis	...	Mort aux vaches
Marion Piqué	...	La femme d'Olivier
Elie Belvaux	...	Le fils de Jeanne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vincent Colombe	...	Rémy (uncredited)
Valérie Mairesse	...	Claire (uncredited)

Directed by
Lucas Belvaux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lucas Belvaux		writer

Produced by
Diana Elbaum	....	producer
Patrick Sobelman	....	producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Riccardo Del Fra

Cinematography by
Pierre Milon

Film Editing by
Danielle Anezin

Production Design by
Frédérique Belvaux

Costume Design by
Cécile Cotten

Makeup Department
Sylvia Carissoli	....	key makeup artist
Gérard Valmer	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Pascal Bonnet	....	production manager
Bertrand Girard	....	assistant production manager
Michaël Halimi	....	unit manager: Grenoble
Pierre Huot	....	post-production supervisor
Karine Petite	....	second assistant unit manager
Roxanne Pinheiro	....	unit manager
Eric Vassard	....	assistant unit manager
Sophie Vermersch	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Fernandez	....	second assistant director
Julien Greco	....	assistant director trainee: Grenoble
Agathe Hassenforder	....	trainee assistant director
Dominique Heinry	....	second assistant director
Christophe Marillier	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Muriel Chinal	....	trainee set decorator
Olivier Guyader	....	head carpenter
Joss Philopémon	....	assistant decorator
Julien Poitou-Weber	....	property master
Valérie Valéro	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Quentin Collette	....	sound recordist
Marie Guesnier	....	additional sound
Dimitri Haulet	....	sound assistant
Jo Masset	....	post-synchronization
Christian Monheim	....	sound
Gérard Rousseau	....	sound mixer
Magali Schuermans	....	trainee sound mixer
Bernadette Thiboud	....	sound editor
Marie-Jeanne Wijckmans	....	foley artist (as Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans)

Camera and Electrical Department
Senda Bonnet	....	trainee assistant camera
Dunn Meas	....	still photographer
Mathilde Perreau	....	second assistant camera
Nicolas Rideau	....	first assistant camera
Caroline Swarowsky	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Gerda Diddens	....	casting: Belgium
Evy Figliolini	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Axel De Vignon	....	trainee assistant editor
Gordana Othnin-Girard	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Flore Bois	....	production assistant
Frédéric Bouchet	....	assistant administrator
Sandrine Bourgoin	....	trainee script supervisor
Marie-Christine Damiens	....	press attache
Marie Danis	....	assistant administrator
Abdelhadi El Fakir	....	production administrator
Hanane El Fakir	....	assistant administrator
Renée Falson	....	script supervisor
Frédérique Larmagnac	....	production assistant: RTBF

Production Companies

• Agat Films & Cie
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Cofimage 12
• Entre Chien et Loup
• Eurimages
• Gimages 5
• Natexis Banques Populaires Images 2
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Diaphana Films
• KOOL Filmdistribution (Germany)

Other Companies

• TSF  camera equipment

Also Known As:

Trilogy: Three (International: English title) (UK)
After the Life (International: English title)
Three (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug content and language.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | France:-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Trivia:

Forms a trilogy along with Cavale (2002) and Un couple épatant (2002), the main characters of this one being the supporting actors in the other ones, and vice versa. The three movies have some scenes in common which are shown from a different point of view according to the storyline we're following.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the credits, Catherine Frot is credited for playing Jeanne Costes, and Ornella Muti for playing Cécile Rivet. During the movie, Frot's character is caller Jeanne Rivet, and Muti's character is called Cécile Costes.

Movie Connections:

Follows Cavale (2002)

A nearly successful experience

This film (which can be seen as a standalone film) is part of a trilogy. Three films, not consecutive, but parallel. Three stories, simultaneous, with same actors, same characters. Main actors in one film are secondary actors in the two others. There are common scenes between each movie, but always shown in a different way, a different point of vue.

"Un couple epatant" is a comedy, with (Ornella Muti/Francois Morel),"Cavale" is a thriller, with (Lucas Belvaux/Catherine Frot), and "Apres la vie" is a drama, with (Gilbert Melki/Dominique Blanc).

You can see only one or two of these movies, but it is really better to see all of them, as each one enlights some dark moments of the two others. The supposed order is the one i used, but you can see these films in any order.

Individually speaking, the films are average (except "Apres la vie", the best one), but globally the experience is very good and very exciting.