Life Is Not a Novel (1993)
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.
- Released
- 1993-09-24
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- François Bouvier
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Gilbert Sicotte as Robert
- Marie Tifo as Marianne
- Marc Messier as Gérald
- Louise Deslières as Céline
- Jean-Marc Parent as Roch
- Raymond Cloutier as Bertrand
- Suzanne Garceau as Libraire
- James Hyndman as Charles
- Bernadette Li as Lylyl
- Hank Hum as Patron du restaurant chinois
- Jean-Marie Da Silva as Vendeur de pawnshop
- Michel Frenette as Accordéoniste