Film

Life Is Not a Novel

1993 · 1h 26m · Drama

IMDb

6.3

Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the characters she creates murder her own husband becomes overwhelming. She comes to believe he is leading a double life and she imagines the worst. As a matter of fact, her husband Robert is leading a double life: every day, at noon, for a year, he has locked himself up in a small hotel room to also write a novel.

Gilbert Sicotte

Robert

Marie Tifo

Marianne

Marc Messier

Gérald

Louise Deslières

Céline

Jean-Marc Parent

Roch

Raymond Cloutier

Bertrand

Suzanne Garceau

Libraire

James Hyndman

Charles

Bernadette Li

Lylyl

Hank Hum

Patron du restaurant chinois

Jean-Marie Da Silva

Vendeur de pawnshop

Michel Frenette

Accordéoniste

• François BouvierDirector
• Gilles DesjardinsWriter
• Philippe LavaletteDirector of Photography
• Robert Marcel LepageOriginal Music Composer

Release date

September 24, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama