La Pointe-Courte
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France · 1955
1h 20m
Director Agnès Varda
Starring Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano
Genre Drama, Romance
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In this forerunner of French New Wave, an unhappy couple vacations in a small French fishing village as they decide whether to continue their marriage. A film with intense stylistic flair and realistic potency that also explores the issues facing the locals around them. Agnès Varda's directorial debut.
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