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FRANCE · 1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses
French New Wave
utopian ideals
romantic relationships
fantasy and illusion
early cinema history
parallel narratives
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Synopsis
In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.
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