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A Simple Story
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1978 film directed by Claude Sautet
OverviewAI-generated
A Simple Story is a 1978 French-German drama film directed by Claude Sautet. The screenplay was written by Sautet and Jean-Loup Dabadie, with Philippe Sarde composing the music. Jean Boffety served as the director of photography. The film stars Romy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude Brasseur, and Sophie Daumier. Horst Wendlandt produced the movie, which was released by Pathé Renn Productions.
The narrative is set in Paris and explores themes of human pregnancy and abortion. Additional keywords associated with the plot include divorce, couples, and extramarital affairs. The film has a runtime of 107 to 110 minutes. It was released on November 22, 1978, and January 5, 1979.
A Simple Story received recognition including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and a César Award for Best Actress. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8 and a TMDb vote average of 6. The film’s tagline is "...it could be yours."
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Film · TMDB
6.0A 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.
Cast
- Romy Schneider as Marie
- Bruno Cremer as Georges
- Claude Brasseur as Serge
- Arlette Bonnard as Gabrielle
- Sophie Daumier as Esther
- Éva Darlan as Anna
Themes
- pregnancy
- divorce
- couple
- extramarital affair
- drama
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
1,437 votes
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- abortion
- Director
- Claude Sautet
- Screenwriter
- Claude Sautet
- Cast member
- Xavier Gélin
- Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Producer
- Horst Wendlandt
- Cinematographer
- Jean Boffety
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 836902
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- publication date
- 1979-01-05
- title
- Une histoire simple
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