Life Is A Bed Of Roses - 1983 - 5/10
AKA - La Vie Est Un Roman

French arthouse territory with three concurrent plots.
One is set on either side of WWI as rich idealist plans to create Utopia.
Following war, he perseveres and creates a mad version of harmony.
Another narrative follows modern day learning institute (set in unfinished Utopia castle).
Third is dreamlike world where children, dressed as play actors, sing, do beheadings, and shift between first narrative and the second.
In all narratives, characters burst into song.
According to what I read (after being thoroughly confused by this), director Resnais was showing characters striving for happiness and harmony.
Most of the happiness resembles the sexual sort.
Bit of a slog for me, though the '20’s section was visually striking.