Life is a game

Movie
German title	Life is a game
Original title	Rien ne va plus
Country of production	France , Switzerland
original language	French , Hungarian
Publishing year	1997
length	106 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Claude Chabrol
script	Claude Chabrol
production	Marin Karmitz
music	Matthieu Chabrol
camera	Eduardo Serra
cut	Monique Fardoulis
occupation
	Isabelle Huppert : Elizabeth (Betty); Michel Serrault : Victor; François Cluzet : Maurice Biagini; Jean-François Balmer : Monsieur K.; Jackie Berroyer : Robert Châtillon; Jean Benguigui : Fourbe; Mony Dalmès : Signora Trotti; Thomas Chabrol : Swiss civil servant; Greg Germain : Chatty man; Nathalie Kousnetzoff : Blonde woman; Stefan Witschi : Maître d'hôtel;

Life is a game is a detective comedy by Claude Chabrol from the year 1997 . The original title "Rien ne va plus" (Nothing works anymore) refers to an exclamation in roulette after which it is no longer possible to bet. The film, which was partly shot in the historic Hotel Waldhaus , was released in France on October 15, 1997, and in Germany on January 8 of the following year.

action

The cheater couple Elizabeth (called Betty) and Victor always follow the same pattern. Betty makes nice eyes to a rich-looking man and waits for him to take her to his room. Then she robbed him after using knockout drops .

When the two of them were in Switzerland , Betty ran into the money courier Maurice, who had five million Swiss francs with him. He shows interest in her, which Victor has been doing for a long time. It soon turns out that Maurice wants to embezzle his client's money. Now a competition between Maurice and Victor begins, which apparently doesn't bother Betty that much; rather, she seems rather pleased about it.

Reviews

“A carefree, light film that thrives on the contradictions of its protagonists and their ambivalent tension, which also keeps the viewer in suspense. An endearing finger exercise staged as a game of hide-and-seek about money, love and false identity, which cites many set pieces of the genre, but can also be understood as a self-deprecating replica.

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

In 1997 the film received a Golden Shell for best film at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián . Claude Chabrol was awarded a Silver Shell for best director.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Release certificate for Life is a game . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2004 (PDF; test number: 78 845 DVD).
↑ Life is a game. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 23, 2017 .

[FSK-1] Release certificate for Life is a game . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2004 (PDF; test number: 78 845 DVD).

[2] Life is a game. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 23, 2017 .