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A Simple Story (1978 film)

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'A Simple Story' is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. For her role as Marie, Romy Schneider won the 1979 Csar Award for Best Actress.

Plot



Finding herself pregnant at the age of 39, Marie has an abortion without telling her lover Serge, because she has decided she must live without him. Her mother disapproves and so does Gabrielle, one of her workmates. When made redundant, Gabrielle's husband Jrme takes an overdose but Marie and Gabrielle save his life. To save his job, Marie looks up her ex-husband Georges, who says he will find Jrme a place. This he does and, when his lover is away, Marie sleeps with him. However, Jrme's confidence is gone and Georges has to let him go. When he admits this to Marie, she leaves him. After Jrme in total despair kills himself, Gabrielle moves in with Marie, who finds herself pregnant again, this time by Georges. Going to see him, she realises there is no future with him and says nothing about her state. This time, she tells her workmates, she is going to have and bring up her baby.

Cast



* Romy Schneider as Marie

* Bruno Cremer as Georges

* Claude Brasseur as Serge

* Roger Pigaut as Jrme

* Arlette Bonnard as Gabrielle

* Francine Berg as Francine

* Sophie Daumier as Esther

* va Darlan as Anna

* Nadine Alari as La gyncologue

See also



* List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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