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The Things of Life

The Things of Life

1970 · 89 min · FR · 7.1 (212 votes)
Dir. Claude Sautet · Starring Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Lea Massari, Gérard Lartigau, Jean Bouise, Boby Lapointe · Music Philippe Sarde
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The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

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A tender, melancholic gaze into a man's past loves and present regrets. It feels like wandering through quiet Parisian streets, lost in wistful introspection and the ache of fading memories. A deeply romantic, yet somber, character study.

melancholicwistfulintrospectiveromanticslow-burnEuropean arthousecharacter studyperiod dramamemoryregretloveaging
parisfrancebased on novel or book1970solder man younger woman relationshipextramarital affairex-husband ex-wife relationshipfather son relationship
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