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A Simple Story(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-11-22
60%
56 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
...it could be yours
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Simple Story
Top 10 Billed 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
Pierre Semmler
Patrick
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1978-11-22
Average
6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
...it could be yours
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