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The Snow on the Footsteps (1942)

The Snow on the Footsteps poster
Original title
La Neige sur les pas
Directed by
André Berthomieu
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his family home in the French Alps after a long absence. He confronts old relationships and unresolved feelings from his past.

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What happens

The Snow on the Footsteps (French: La neige sur les pas) is a 1942 French drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Pierre Blanchar, Michèle Alfa and Georges Lannes. It was based on the 1911 novel of the same title by Henry Bordeaux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. The novel had previously been adapted into the 1923 silent film The Snow on the Footsteps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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