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A Simple Story

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1978-11-22

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Claude Sautet

Writer: Claude Sautet, Jean-Loup Dabadie

Spoken language: English, Français

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: A Simple Story

Production Companies: Pathé Renn Productions

Production Countries: France

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