Our Story

1984 1h 50m FR

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6.3

MID

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6.4

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 51★6.4IMDB · 1,272

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Donatienne, suddenly enters the compartment and offers to make love to him. Robert accepts but, when the woman leaves the train afterwards, he decides to follow her...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alain Delon
Robert Avranche
Nathalie Baye
Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
Gérard Darmon
Duval
Geneviève Fontanel
Madeleine Pecqueur
Michel Galabru
Emile Pecqueur
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
le second passager
Sabine Haudepin
Carmen
Vincent Lindon
Brechet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bertrand Blier
Writers: Bertrand Blier
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bertrand Blier, shot by Jean Penzer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurent Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Claudine Merlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Alain Delon and Nathalie Baye and Gérard Darmon carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bertrand Blier directs. Jean Penzer behind the camera. Laurent Rossi scores. Claudine Merlin cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Bertrand Blier, shot by Jean Penzer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Laurent Rossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Claudine Merlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Alain Delon and Nathalie Baye and Gérard Darmon carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0087818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.