Get a Way(2002)
Didier and Anne, both trying to escape from their lives, literally bump into one another on the streets of Paris and, through a series of adventures, set about creating a quiet revolution in their lives. Clear-eyed, witty and entirely original, this is a film of friendship and an exploration of our need not to run away, but to create what we really want for ourselves.
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Didier and Anne, both trying to escape from their lives, literally bump into one another on the streets of Paris and, through a series of adventures, set about creating a quiet revolution in their lives. Clear-eyed, witty and entirely original, this is a film of friendship and an exploration of our need not to run away, but to create what we really want for ourselves.
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2002-02-22
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