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Three Lives and Only One Death

Three Lives and Only One Death

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Three Lives and Only One Death

1996

2h 3m

6.5(46 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Fantasy

Mystery

Overview

Four intertwining stories of bizarre occurrences in Paris featuring a man who was stolen away by fairies, a professor who becomes a tramp, the lovers who inherit a chateau – and the last tale that connects all that has gone before.

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La Sept Cinéma

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Mateo Strano / Georges Vickers / Butler / Luc Allamand

Anna Galiena

Anna Galiena

Maria Gabri - Colosso "Tania la Corse"

Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Maria

Chiara Mastroianni

Chiara Mastroianni

Cecile

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Helene

Jean-Yves Gautier

Jean-Yves Gautier

Mario

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Martin

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

André

Jacques Pieiller

Tania's Husband

Pierre Bellemare

Pierre Bellemare

Radio Narrator

Creative team

Directed by: Raúl Ruiz
Written by: Raúl Ruiz
Pascal Bonitzer
Produced by: Paulo Branco

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