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Spoiled Children(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-09-06
62%
19 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
Overview:
Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Little Bear Production
Films 66
Sara Films
Movie: Spoiled Children
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michel Piccoli
Bernard Rougerie
Christine Pascal
Anne Torrini
Michel Aumont
Pierre, ami et collaborateur de Bernard
Gérard Jugnot
Marcel Bonfils, le locataire opticien
Arlette Bonnard
Mme Catherine Rougerie, épouse de Bernard
Gérard Zimmermann
Patrice Joffroy, locataire
Liza Braconnier
Danièle Joffroy, locataire
Geneviève Mnich
Guite Bonfils, locataire
Michel Blanc
Agent immobilier véreux
Thierry Lhermitte
Stéphane Lecouvette, professeur de mathématiques, locataire
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Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.
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1977-09-06
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