Product Details

• Actors: Maria Luisa Garcia, Lucien Plazanet, Marie Riviere
• Directors: Jean-Claude Brisseau
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: FACETS
• DVD Release Date: November 25, 2008
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• ASIN: B001EOQWM6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,156 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Life the Way It Is" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Jean-Claude Brisseau a protégé of Eric Rohmer began his filmmaking career with this gritty story of working women in the modern world. Originally shot on 16mm for French television, it may be the filmmaker s most radical film, with its images of suicide, group violence, and sexual pressure.
Agnes Tessier leaves the comfortable confines of school to work in a slum district with her friend Florence. In her job at the chemical factory, she discovers that the working world can be difficult for women who must endure sexual harassment, harsh conditions, and volatile coworkers. She becomes the union rep for her factory to challenge the status quo.
Stripped and pared down to the essentials, the film reflects the fire and the fury of working-class women everywhere.