: A working-class, disreputable, and somewhat criminal family living in a cramped HLM (public housing).
The story centers on two families living in the industrial north of France who couldn't be more different:
: A wealthy, pious, and impeccably mannered bourgeois family.
(Life Is a Long Quiet River) is a 1988 French comedy classic that remains a cornerstone of social satire in French cinema. Directed by Étienne Chatiliez in his directorial debut, the film became an immediate sensation for its sharp, "wickedly" humorous exploration of class warfare, nature versus nurture, and the absurdity of social respectability. Plot Overview: The Ultimate Switch
