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The Things of Life
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…
1970 · Directed by Claude Sautet · 89 min · Drama · Romance · 34 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Paul Guimard, Claude Sautet, Jean-Loup Dabadie
- Cinematography: Jean Boffety
- Edited by: Jacqueline Thiédot
- Music: Philippe Sarde
- Produced by: Jean Bolvary, Raymond Danon, Roland Girard
Cast
- Michel Piccoli as Pierre Bérard
- Romy Schneider as Hélène
- Lea Massari as Catherine Bérard
- Gérard Lartigau as Bertrand Bérard
- Jean Bouise as François
- Boby Lapointe as The Livestock Truck Driver
- Hervé Sand as The Truck Driver
- Jacques Richard as The Male Nurse
- Betty Beckers as The Female Hitchhiker
- Dominique Zardi as The Male Hitchhiker
Production
- Country: Switzerland, France, Italy
- Language: French
- Studios: Lira Films, Sonocam, Fida Cinematografica
- Themes: paris, france, based on novel or book, 1970s, older man younger woman relationship, extramarital affair, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, father son relationship
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