C'est beau la vie quand on y pense

C'est beau la vie quand on y pense (lit. 'Life is beautiful, when you think of it') is a 2017 French film directed by Gérard Jugnot.^[2]

C'est beau la vie quand on y pense
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gérard Jugnot
Written by	Gérard Jugnot Guy Laurent Thibault Vanhulle Romain Protat
Produced by	Romain Rojtman
Starring	Gérard Jugnot Isabelle Mergault Bernard Le Coq
Cinematography	Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille
Edited by	Claire Fieschi
Music by	Khalil Chahine Gisèle Gérard-Tolini
Production companies	Les Films du 24 Les Films du Premier
Distributed by	UGC
Release date	12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$2 million[1]

Plot

Loïc Le Tallec, a former rally driver, who had a minor hit in the 1980s now in his sixties, vegetate as a salesman in a car dealership. When his teenage son suddenly disappears behind the wheel of his car, Loïc is devastated by this tragedy. He also learns that his son has donated his heart, and goes in search of the one who received this gift, which will prove to be an explosive encounter for Loïc.

Cast

• Gérard Jugnot as Loïc Le Tallec
• François Deblock as Hugo
• Isabelle Mergault as Lisa
• Bernard Le Coq as Marc
• Gaia Weiss as Hoëllig
• Hubert Saint-Macary as Pierre
• Marie Bunel as Clara
• Jérémy Lopez as Sanchez
• Arthur Jugnot as The cyclist
• Giulia Rossa
• Camille Vidacek

Production

The filming began on 29 September 2016,^[3] in Île-de-France, Var and Brittany.^[4]