The Grand Highway(1987)
Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.
Movie: The Grand Highway
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Marcelle
Pelo
Louis
Martine
Claire, Louis' mother
Yvonne, Martine's mother
Solange, Martine's sister
Simon, Solange's fiancé
Driver
Priest
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Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.
Release Date
1987-03-25
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