Life Upside Down (1964)
A Paris real estate developer feels compelled to withdraw from his seemingly perfect life into a world of his own. Is the man going insane? By conventional standards, maybe, but it's clear that the life he's fleeing is madder still from his point of view, and since that point of view is unfailingly witty and astute, we even come to accept his delusions as more "real" than reality.
Director: Alain Jessua
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Charles Denner as Jacques Valin |
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Anna Gaylor as Viviane |
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Guy Saint-Jean as Fernand |
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Nicole Gueden as Nicole |
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Yvonne Clech as Madame Kerbel |
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Jean Yanne as Monsieur Kerbel |
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Robert Bousquet as Paul |
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Nane Germon as La mère |
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André Thorent as Le docteur |
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Bernard Sury as L'inspecteur |
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Françoise Moncey as L'acrobate |
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Gilbert Meunier as Le gardien |
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Jenny Orléans as La concierge |
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Jacqueline Perez as La baigneuse |
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Jean Dewever as Le maire |
| Directing | Alain Jessua | Director |
| Production | Michel Peynet | Producer |
| Sound | Jacques Loussier | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jacques Robin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nicole Marko | Editor |
| Art | Olivier Girard | Art Direction |
| Writing | Alain Jessua | Writer |
| Art | Olivier Girard | Production Design |
| Production | Ginette Doynel | Production Manager |
| Production | Louis Libérial | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Christian de Chalonge | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Colette Crochot | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Bernard Sury | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Maillols | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jean Klissak | Still Photographer |