Synopsis
A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.
Movie Information
- Director
- Claude Sautet
- Writers
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet
- Release Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (57 votes)
Top Cast
Romy Schneider
Marie
Bruno Cremer
Georges
Claude Brasseur
Serge
Arlette Bonnard
Gabrielle
Sophie Daumier
Esther
Éva Darlan
Anna
Jacques Sereys
Charles
Madeleine Robinson
La mère
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