Half a Life
1982 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 250 VOTES · DIR. Romain Goupil
Overview
Michel Recanati was a militant leader in the May, 1968 riots in Paris, organizing many groups to meet, discuss, and act on leftist principles both before and after the disturbances. He was imprisoned for a short while in 1973. Disillusioned after the failure of the demonstrations and the death of the only woman he had loved, his life seems to have changed from a period of hope and activism to one of bottomless despair. His friend, Romain Goupil wrote and directed this biographical documentary. Death at 30 received the 1982 Cannes Film Festival's Golden Camera Award for "Best First Feature-Length Film."
Dialogue Timeline — 220 lines
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01:00:00 I recounted how I had killed my only friend.
01:23:19 do you know your real dad ?
01:23:52 Gentle, educated and fun.
01:24:31 I pass out again and again. We did not have a scratch.
01:25:25 of the security service.
01:25:57 that we were not bitter but that was impossible...
01:26:29 Anti-fascist demos. Spanish Meeting.
01:27:02 oriented upon moving into the working class.
01:27:31 I saw the might of the military...
01:27:54 Terrorist temptation.
01:28:31 Yes true we were organized for success.
01:29:49 As the word was meant. Which means...
01:30:26 one must say he was a different Michel, he was not Michel anymore...
01:31:05 he did not know...
01:31:39 And there Michel changed enormously.
01:32:13 what did not change was his rigor...
01:32:47 I did not know had not a clue
01:33:18 We were vibrant and I think he was attracted to that...
01:33:54 - Which was Monique's illness. - Yes Monique.
01:34:24 Really deeply; profoundly.
01:34:58 to be the best...
01:35:27 and never felt stronger...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed220
Dialogue density2.3 lines / min
First line01:00:00
Final line01:35:27
Production Record
DirectorRomain Goupil
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes250