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Ordinary Tenderness

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A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1973-04-04

Runtime: 82 mins

Director: Jacques Leduc

Writer: Robert Tremblay

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: Ordinary Tenderness

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Production Countries: Canada

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