C'est La Vie

C'est La Vie

1990 · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Drama

A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a young boy interested in kissing her, a close relationship with the imaginary addressee of her daily diary and her parents' disintegrating marriage - all this in a rented house in a summer resort.

Directed by Diane Kurys · Written by Diane Kurys

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