A Simple Story

Nov 22, 1978

1h 47m

★ 6.0

...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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions

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Cast

Marie

Romy Schneider

Georges

Bruno Cremer

Serge

Claude Brasseur

Gabrielle

Arlette Bonnard

Esther

Sophie Daumier

Anna

Éva Darlan

Charles

Jacques Sereys

La mère

Madeleine Robinson

Martin

Yves Knapp

Patrick

Pierre Semmler

Christian

Jean-François Garreaud

Le délégué syndical

Pierre Forget

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0.0

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No overview available.

0.0

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