Simple Passion

Simple Passion

2021 · 99 min · FR · 5.8 (121 votes)
Dir. Danielle Arbid · Starring Laetitia Dosch, Sergei Polunin, Lou-Teymour Thion, Caroline Ducey, Grégoire Colin, Slimane Dazi
RomanceDrama

A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film follows the evolution of their love, from the beginning to end.

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A hushed, intensely personal exploration of a fleeting, all-consuming affair. It feels like a secret whispered between lovers, steeped in the melancholic beauty of Paris and the bittersweet ache of inevitable goodbyes.

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