La vie est un long fleuve tranquille (Life is a long steady river)

Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 (307 items)
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Favorite first movies (46 items)
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UncomPromising Movies (219 items)
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Top director's films (France) (117 items)
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I remember it very well, after this movie was released in France, it became a huge cult-classic. Sure, since then, we had ‘Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulaine’ or ‘Intouchables’ which were not only some massive success in France but also abroad but, in fact, some really typical French comedies which are quite unknown outside of France are also hugely popular in my motherland and ‘Bienv... read more

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even delinquent) children, often hungry, but with lots of laughter in the house.