Life Is a Bed of Roses

In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.

Director: Alain Resnais

Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant, Geraldine Chaplin, Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, Robert Manuel, Martine Kelly

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.