A Simple Story

A Simple Story

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1978-11-22
Duration:107 min
Country:France
Director:Claude Sautet
Actors:Romy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude Brasseur, Arlette Bonnard, Sophie Daumier
Production:Pathé Renn Productions

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.

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