The Lovers(1958)
THIS WAS HER MOMENT! ...and nothing else mattered!
A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions of love, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.
Movie: The Lovers
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Jeanne Tournier
Henri Tournier
Raoul Flores
Bernard Dubois-Lambert
Maggy Thiebaut-Leroy
Coudray
La secrétaire
Marcelot
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A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions of love, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.
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1958-11-05
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THIS WAS HER MOMENT! ...and nothing else mattered!
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