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There's No Tomorrow (1940)

There's No Tomorrow poster
Original title
Sans lendemain
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in Paris is forced to work as a nightclub dancer to support her children. She gets involved with a man from her past, leading to a tense situation.

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What happens

There's No Tomorrow (French: Sans lendemain) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Edwige Feuillère, George Rigaud and Daniel Lecourtois. A number of those employed on the film were exiles from Nazi Germany. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Douy and Eugène Lourié. It premiered in Algiers in December 1939 before going on general release across France in March 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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