Lessons on Life

Lessons on Life (French: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989.^[1] The film stars Normand Chouinard as an unnamed magazine journalist who is reflecting on his life, and the important influence of three women on it, on the occasion of his 40th birthday.^[2]

Lessons on Life
French	Trois pommes à côté du sommeil
Directed by	Jacques Leduc
Written by	Jacques Leduc Michel Langlois
Produced by	Suzanne Dussault Pierre Latour René Malo
Starring	Normand Chouinard Paule Baillargeon
Cinematography	Pierre Letarte
Edited by	Pierre Bernier
Music by	René Lussier Jean Derome
Production company	Malofilm Productions
Release date	August 24, 1989 (1989-08-24) (MWFF)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Paule Baillargeon, Paule Marier, Hubert Reeves, Marcel Sabourin, Guy Nadon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Frédérique Collin and France Castel.

The film won the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in 1990.^[3]