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The Story Of My Life

The Story Of My Life

Comedy · Romance · 2004

Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.

Movie details

The Story Of My Life

2004 Comedy · Romance 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

6.7 / 10

1.7K votes

TMDB

6.2 / 10

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Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.

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Directed by

Laurent Tirard

Édouard Baer

Édouard Baer

Raphaël Jullian

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Kevin

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Muriel

Alice Taglioni

Alice Taglioni

Claire

Éric Berger

Éric Berger

Jeff

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Max

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

L'éditeur

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.