The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
Unfortunately the movie The Things of Life is not yet available on Paramount Plus.
| Directing | Claude Sautet | Director |
| Writing | Paul Guimard | Novel |
| Writing | Paul Guimard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Claude Sautet | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Loup Dabadie | Screenplay |
| Production | Jean Bolvary | Producer |
| Production | Raymond Danon | Producer |
| Production | Roland Girard | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jean Boffety | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacqueline Thiédot | Editor |
| Art | André Piltant | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Pinoteau | Costumer |
| Writing | Jean-Loup Dabadie | Dialogue |
| Production | Ralph Baum | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacques Cottin | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Dury | Costumer |
| Sound | René Longuet | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Jean Nény | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Pront | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Gérard Streiff | Stunt Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Pierre Davoust | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Paul Dufour | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irène Servet | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jean-Claude Sussfeld | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Claude Vital | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Marie-Claude Bariset | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Claude Mathieu | Still Photographer |
