Life is a Long Quiet River La vie est un long fleuve tranquille ) is a 1988 French comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez

The Premise

The title ironically translates to Life is a Long Quiet River, and the film immediately sets about proving just how turbulent that river really is. The plot is a classic French farce: two families, the wealthy, bourgeois Le Quesnoy family and the poor, crude Groseille family, discover that their 12-year-old sons were switched at birth a decade earlier. Rather than correct the mistake, the two families decide to keep things as they are, but the secret inevitably leaks, leading to a comedic and poignant clash of classes.

—discover their 12-year-old children were switched at birth by a vengeful nurse. Key Themes:

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: The families must decide how to handle their "biological" children. 🎭 Themes and Style Social Satire

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