The Aviator's Wife(La Femme de l'aviateur)
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France · 1981
Rated PG · 1h 44m
Director Éric Rohmer
Starring Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Anne-Laure Meury, Mathieu Carrière
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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A student working the night-shift as a postal worker is devastated when he sees his girlfriend walking out of her apartment with another man. He follows the other man throughout the afternoon to investigate, and a chance encounter at a park brings about revelations surrounding his life and relationship. The first of Eric Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series.
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