Rita Kempley wrote:The French, who don't like anybody very much, not even each other, understandably went bonkers for "Life Is a Long Quiet River." A sour little social diatribe by first-time filmmaker Etienne Chatiliez, this tale of two families, a nurse scorned and the gynecologist who done her wrong, wrong, wrong was a moneymaker that won four Cesars (French for Oscar).
Sarah Manvel @ Cinemattraction wrote:French art-house cinema doesn’t always have the greatest reputation. Usually it’s either a lot of naked people being very “artistic”, or a dreary slog through some hopelessly depressing story meant to drain all emotions from the viewers.