Mark goes to the movies: After the Life (Après la Vie) (dir. Lucas Belvaux) The third in Belvaux's Trilogy, and since I've only seen the first film (Cavale) besides this one, I can't really say how the whole hangs together. But this film about a policeman who steals drugs from his collars for his morphine-addicted wife is plenty wrenching in itself. It makes addiction seem cruelly matter-of-fact (the wife seems to function just fine, except for long naps, as long as she's supplied--but her life revolves around making sure the next fix arrives on schedule) and looks at the ways people make hard choices, good and bad, for those they love the most. Beautifully acted and beautifully shot (in Grenoble!), I think the film stands on its own just fine. Mark's rating: ****