La vie, la vie (2001)
The joys and trials of five funny, intelligent and sexy young adults bound by the sacred ties of friendship.
Seasons & Episode
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What exactly is happiness? A combination of circumstances? A simple sense of calmness? A fragile balance tipped by the littlest thing? Let's see…
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Poor Vincent anguishes over who will direct his film. Claire gets a contract worthy of her talent. Marie and Jacques enviously follow others' success.
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Routine is the worst. Does Marie want to be a notary for another 20 years? Does Jacques want to buy an apartment with Gilbert and stay there forever?
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Heat wave. Marie and Simon spend the day at home. Jacques is visited by ghosts. Vincent realizes that his love life is based on movies.
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Will Marie dare to resign? Vincent wonders if you can love two women at the same time. Claire wants to rewrite her articles, but Theo prevents her.
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Vincent now wonders if you can love three women at once. On-camera testimonies give insight into this fascinating specimen of a "man in anguish."
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Who am I? Where am I going? Marie, now unemployed and therefore without social status, wonders who she has become. Will she find herself?
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Vincent and Ariane speed towards separation. Jacques and Gilbert prepare to live together. Claire faces success and possibly being apart from Theo.
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Simon thought he could settle for less, but frustration and lack of challenge get to him. More ambitious than ever, he sets out to conquer the world.
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Vincent no longer wants to direct his film. Will he continue to work with Ariane? Jacques doubts Gilbert's fidelity, worries about his mom's health.
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Jacques reacts to Cecile's death by retreating into a type of silence. For everyone else, it's a bit like life stopping momentarily...
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Simon, deep in money troubles, faces the challenge of his life. Theo is about to leave for six months: can he and Claire get through this ordeal?
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Everything that comes into the world then disappears: it's like breathing. Where will we leave Simon, Marie, Claire, Vincent and Jacques?