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The Joy of Life · LeviOsa

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The Joy of Life

FantasyAnimation9m

🍅92%

🍅

92%

Tomatometer

🍿

43%

Popcornmeter

5.5

TMDB

Storyline

A blond and a raven-haired beauty move with verve and style through a changing landscape. The fabric of their dresses flows and floats, adding to their allure. One loses a shoe. A young man picks it up and pursues them on his bicycle.

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Details

DirectorsHector Hoppin, Anthony Gross

ReleasedMar 5, 1934

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

B

Brandon Judell

RTIndieWireSep 18, 2018

Another perfect film with a masterful screenplay

R

Rob Nelson

RTVillage VoiceNov 7, 2014

The result is gently hypnotic.

S

Sam Adams

RTPhiladelphia City PaperNov 7, 2014

The Joy of Life combines intriguing but incompatible parts.

D

David Lamble

RTBay Area ReporterMay 7, 2020

Olson's awesome debut is actually two film novellas that straddle the parallel themes of ultimate joy and despair, one found in the embrace of a lover, the other in a desperate leap from one of the world's most heartbreakingly beautiful landmarks.

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Information

Title

The Joy of Life

Released

Mar 5, 1934

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

France

Original Audio

French

Runtime

9m

Status

Released

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