Ok.ru - La Vie Est Un Long Fleuve Tranquille 1988

The film opens in a maternity ward in 1954. Two women give birth on the same stormy night: Josette Le Qutnois, a wealthy, bourgeois Catholic woman, and Simone Malaquet, a poor, pregnant teen given shelter by the nuns. A desperate father (played by a young Patrick Bouchitey) trying to see his child causes a blackout, during which the babies are switched by an overwhelmed nun.

– only made 4 feature films. This is his masterpiece. His other famous film: Tatie Danielle (1990). La Vie Est Un Long Fleuve Tranquille 1988 Ok.ru

If you can track down a subtitled version on Ok.ru, settle in for a film that is at once deeply French and utterly universal. Just don’t expect a quiet river—expect a riot. The film opens in a maternity ward in 1954