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60% Critic Match
A Simple Story
“...it could be yours”
6.0 / 10• 1978• 1h 47m•NR• French
DramaRomance
Storyline
A 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 & Crew
Romy Schneider
Marie
Lead
Bruno Cremer
Georges
Claude Brasseur
Serge
Arlette Bonnard
Gabrielle
Sophie Daumier
Esther
Éva Darlan
Anna
Jacques Sereys
Charles
Madeleine Robinson
La mère
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Sautet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Simple Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
