La vie devant soi

After the success of La Promesse de l'aube, Tigran Mekhitarian continues its exploration of the work of Romain Gary with La Vie devant soi, winner of the 1975 Goncourt Prize and one of the great texts of French literature.

If he chooses to stage this story today, it is because it tells with rare force an essential conviction: human bonds are more powerful than cultures, religions, countries and all the borders that men can set up between them.

Mohamed, known as Momo, is a young Muslim boy raised by Madame Rosa, an old Jewish woman, a former deportee, who devoted her life to taking in other people's children. But when Rosa grows old, falls ill and categorically refuses to end her days in the hospital, the roles are reversed. It is now Momo who takes care of her, protects her and accompanies her until the end. Between them, there is no longer any question of origin or religion: all that remains is an unwavering bond: love. Which surpasses everything.

Twenty years after receiving the Molière Actress Award for Madame Rosa, Myriam Boyer returns to this immense role. His power and experience today meet the energy and direction of Tigran Mekhitarian, in a new adaptation carried by two generations of theater.

After The Promise of Dawn, this second meeting between Tigran Mekhitarian and Romain Gary promises to be the continuation, even stronger, of the same adventure: telling what, despite all our differences, connects us to each other.