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The Watchmaker of St. Paul

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

1974 · 105 min · FR · 7.0 (97 votes)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier · Starring Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Yves Afonso, Julien Bertheau, Jacques Hilling · Music Philippe Sarde
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Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought .

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A quiet, melancholic French drama that slowly unfurls a father's dawning realization about his son's hidden life. It feels like a hushed confession, steeped in regret and the unsettling quiet of unspoken truths.

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