Life and Nothing But is a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Set in October 1920, it tells the story of Major Dellaplane, a man whose job is to find the identities of unknown dead soldiers after World War I. Dellaplane forms a relationship with a woman who is looking for her missing husband, but a dilemma begins when he learns that her husband may still be alive. The movie is a sensitive examination of the deep psychological scars left behind by the Great War, clear of sentiment yet with delicately nuanced irony.
| Release date: | 1989 |
| Directed by: | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 135 Minutes |
| Editor: | Armand Psenny |
| Music by: | Oswald d'Andrea |
| Cinematography: | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Screenplay by: | Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Cosmos |