C'est la vie

1990 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

The July 1958 vacation, on a beach on the Atlantic coast. Little Sophie, 8 years old, and her big sister Frédérique suffer from the bad understanding between their parents, presenting the drama of divorce which will not fail to occur.

Scores

Overall Score
19.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.5%
Review Aggregate
60.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, family-friendly, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agefamily-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenromanticemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nathalie Baye1990$10,000$24,000(est)
Richard Berry1990$6,000$15,000(est)
Zabou1990$5,000$11,000(est)
Jean-Pierre Bacri1990$4,000$9,000(est)
Vincent Lindon1990$3,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes999

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$805,472$1,933,256
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$805,472$1,933,256

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1990$402,736$966,628
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$2,490,000$5,976,381
Physical Purchases ?1990$1,350,000$3,240,206
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$322,189$773,302
Total Revenues1990$4,564,925$10,956,518
Expenses
Budget ?1990$886,000 (est)$2,126,536 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$644,000 (est)$1,545,699 (est)
Participations1990$183,000$439,228
Residuals ?1990$291,000$698,445
Interest & Overhead1990$177,200$425,307
Total Expenses1990$2,181,200$5,235,214
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$2,383,725$5,721,304

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