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Au grand balcon (1949)

Au grand balcon poster
Original title
Au Grand Balcon
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in a hotel, the film follows the intersecting lives of its guests and staff. A man returns to the place where he once worked and reflects on past connections.

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What happens

At the Grand Balcony (French: Au grand balcon) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal and Félix Oudart. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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