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A Simple Story is a french film of genre Drama directed by Claude Sautet released in USA on 1 november 1979 with Romy Schneider

A Simple Story (1978)

A Simple Story
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Released in USA 1 november 1979
Length 1h47
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Romance
Rating68% 3.433793.433793.433793.433793.43379

A Simple Story (French: Une histoire simple) is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards.

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Divorcée et mère d'un adolescent, Marie a décidé de ne pas garder l'enfant qu'elle attend de Serge, son amant, dont elle souhaite se détacher. Parallèlement à ses propres difficultés, on découvre les soucis et les drames de ses amis — tel le suicide de Jérôme, menacé de licenciement.

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