As Luck Would Have It
Le hasard fait bien les choses
Synopsis
Jean-Pierre is a literature professor in Switzerland. Due to the vagarities of Swiss law, he is selected, basically at random, to be the guardian of a parentless teenage boy named Antoine. Conflict comes into the story as Jean-Pierre, who has just accepted a major promotion, must now deal with caring for a teenage boy he doesn't want to care for, as well as handling his own jealous boyfriend. Then his wife steps into the picture. Things get complicated from there as Jean-Pierre tries to get out of his guardianship.
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LE HASARD FAIT BIEN LES CHOSES - Bande annonce
Type: Trailer • Published 2015-06-09
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Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Pierre Muller
Sabine Haudepin
Alice
Julien Bravo
Antoine
Antonio Interlandi
Armando
Elena Noverraz
Ana
Lorriane Cherpillod
Samantha
Jacques Michel
Le Recteur
Anne Kreis
Mme La Juge
Juan-Antonio Crespillo
Grégoire
Jean-Pierre Gos
Bernie
Florence Quartenoud
Assistante sociale 1
Caroline Cons
Assistante sociale 2
Hélène Hudovernik
La Fleuriste
Jean-Alexandre Blanchet
Le Facteur
Brigitte Rosset
La Femme divorcée
Gaspard Boesch
Le Mari divorcé
Philippe Le Dem
Dufoix
Stéphane Sapin
Fleuriste
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lorenzo Gabriele
- Screenplay & Story
- Julie Gilbert, Philippe Le Dem
- Original Score
- Thierry Malet
- Original Title
- Le hasard fait bien les choses
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Flach Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lorenzo Gabriele
Julie Gilbert, Philippe Le Dem
Thierry Malet
Denis Jutzeler
Catherine Mergler
Jean-Marc Henchoz, Sylvette Frydman, Jean-François Lepetit
Department Leadership Roster
Lorenzo Gabriele
Director
Jean-Marc Henchoz
Producer
Philippe Le Dem
Writer
Sylvette Frydman
Producer
Paul Waelti
Production Design
Jean-François Lepetit
Producer
Valérie De Buck
Costume Design
Catherine Mergler
Editor
Denis Jutzeler
Director of Photography
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What is As Luck Would Have It about?
Jean-Pierre is a literature professor in Switzerland. Due to the vagarities of Swiss law, he is selected, basically at random, to be the guardian of a parentless teenage boy named Antoine. Conflict comes into the story as Jean-Pierre, who has just accepted a major promotion, must now deal with caring for a teenage boy he doesn't want to care for, as well as handling his own jealous boyfriend. Then his wife steps into the picture. Things get complicated from there as Jean-Pierre tries to get out of his guardianship.
Who directed As Luck Would Have It?
As Luck Would Have It was directed by Lorenzo Gabriele.
Who stars in As Luck Would Have It?
The principal cast of As Luck Would Have It includes Jean-Claude Brialy, Sabine Haudepin, Julien Bravo, Antonio Interlandi, Elena Noverraz.
When was As Luck Would Have It released and how long is it?
As Luck Would Have It was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for As Luck Would Have It?
The original motion picture soundtrack for As Luck Would Have It was composed by Thierry Malet.