The Green Room

Apr 5, 1978

1h 35m

★ 6.6

Overview

A widower maintains a memorial room filled with his late wife's belongings. When fire destroys it, he transforms a chapel into a new shrine to preserve her memory.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films du Carrosse

Les Productions Artistes Associés

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Cast

Julien Davenne

François Truffaut

Cecilia Mandel

Nathalie Baye

Bernard Humbert

Jean Dasté

Gerard Mazet

Jean-Pierre Moulin

Bishop's Secretary

Antoine Vitez

Mrs. Rambaud

Jeanne Lobre

Geneviève Mazet

Annie Miller

Yvonne Mazet

Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville

Paul Massigny

Serge Rousseau

Priest in the Mortuary Room

Jean-Pierre Ducos

Monique

Monique Dury

Genevieve Mazet's Son

Nathan Miller

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