Director Diane Kurys based this film on a story she had written about her mother's life. She also wrote the screenplay. Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Bacri. Miou-Miou, Isabelle Hubert, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Baci, Robin Renucci, and Patrick Bauchau.
Summary:
Madeline and Gena meet some years after World War II. Both are married to husbands ill-suited to them. The two women, trapped in a middle-class rut, find they can offer each other something that their husbands cannot provide. They form a bond of friendship which lasts many years and takes many turns. The multilayered story probes the desperation lying just beneath even the most exquisite facades.
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