My Life Is Hell
| My Life Is Hell | |
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.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Ma vie est un enfer | |
| Directed by | Josiane Balasko |
| Produced by | Farid Chaouche |
| Written by |
Josiane Balasko Joël Houssin |
| Starring |
Josiane Balasko Daniel Auteuil |
| Music by | Les Rita Mitsouko |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis |
| Edited by | Catherine Kelber |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $8.8 million[1] |
My Life Is Hell (French: Ma vie est un enfer) is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko.[2]
Plot
Leah Lemonnier (Josiane Balasko), 35 years ols, leads a dreary and depressing life between her work as secretary of a dentist who spends his time in scolded, her analyst (Richard Berry) who sees in it only a source of income, her neighbor, Mr. Schpil, sexually obsessed and party animal (Jean Benguigui) and his mother (Catherine Samie) nymphomaniac, selfish, greedy, narcissistic and contemptuous. But one day, she unwittingly invokes the devil. He has the face of a handsome devil, Abargadon says "Abar" (Daniel Auteuil), who offers her a deal: he starts her service until her death in exchange of her soul.
Leah signs the pact, she turns into a dream creature to seduce her shrink. Soon canceled by the intervention of the Archangel Gabriel who is moved by the naivety of the young woman who tells Abar he was wrong prey and the target was in fact his mother. Gabriel cancels the agreement and all power to ote Abar. But Leah begins to find attractive Abargadon and decides to save his soul. She pleads in his favor and accept the archangel provided qu'Abar not commit any sin for a period of several weeks.
Leah and Abar live in a seedy hotel. At a hotel fire, Abargadon saves a child but Leah is on the verge of death, poisoned by smoke. Abargadon decides to save her from giving her blood transfusion. By this gesture, the Archangel Gabriel decides to save his soul and make it become human.
A few months later, Leah, become demon, is the head of a pharmaceutical company. It surprises Abar robbing the business in order to steal patents. It offers a contract to become mortal Abar against his soul. This one, taking advantage of prior knowledge, negotiating a favorable contract: a long life of carnal love between him and his love.
Cast
- Josiane Balasko - Leah Lemonier
- Daniel Auteuil - Abargadon
- Richard Berry - Xavier Langsam
- Michael Lonsdale - Gabriel
- Catherine Samie - Flo Lemonier
- Jean Benguigui - Mr. Chpil
- Luis Rego - Pazou
- Catherine Hiegel - Lilith
- Ticky Holgado - El Diablo
- Bertrand Blier - The priest
- Marilou Berry - The little girl
- Alexandre Desplat - The pianist
- Pierre Gérald - Dimitri
- Joël Houssin - Gorilla archangel Gabriel
- Bruno Moynot - The realtor
Release
In 1993, the film was presented at the Adelaide Film Festival in Australia.
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=5054
- ↑ "My-Life-Is-Hell - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.