To Life (À la vie)
Deported to Auschwitz just before her twentieth birthday, Hélène gets to know Lili, a Dutchwoman, and Rose, who is French like herself. In the camp, the three women help each other survive, but once liberation arrives, they go their separate ways. Back in Paris Hélène rejoins the man of her life, who also suffers from the traumas of the camps. Fifteen years later, she meets Lili again, who suggests they spend a week at Berck-sur-mer in northern France, where Rose will join them for what will become an annual ritual. |
Shown at
- 16th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 20th Denver Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 21st Annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 23rd Portland Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 23rd Toronto Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 26th Annual Orange County International Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 31st Annual Buffalo International Jewish Film - 2016
- 9th Annual Chattanooga Jewish Film Series - 2016
- Annual Northern Virginia International Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- Geneva International Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- Houston Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- JewishFilm - 2015
- JFilm Festival (Pittsburgh) - 2016
- Jüdisches Filmfestival Wien - 2015
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- PJFF Fall Festival - 2015
- San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Vancouver Jewish Film Festival - 2014
Fuse Film Review: “À la Vie” — A Flawless Study of Time and Trauma
…It is rare to leave a film feeling fully satiated. But À la Vie offers up a full helping of artistry and then some. It is easily the best film I have seen so far this year. Every young filmmaker needs to see this because this is what they should be striving to create. Do not miss it…
http://artsfuse.org/127214/fuse-film-review-a-la-vie-a-flawless-study-of-time-and-trauma/