Summer Hours(2008)
After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.
Movie: Summer Hours
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Adrienne
Frédéric
Jérémie
Hélène
Lisa
Angela
Eloïse
James
Sylvie
Pierre
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