That Most Important Thing: Love(L'Important c'est d'aimer)
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France, Italy, West Germany · 1975
Rated R · 1h 53m
Director Andrzej Żuławski
Starring Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc, Claude Dauphin
Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from the loan sharks to finance the theatrical production of 'Richard III' and gives Nadine a part.
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