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Miracles Only Happen Once (1951)

Miracles Only Happen Once poster
Original title
Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois
Directed by
Yves Allégret
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
U
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns from war changed by a psychic injury. He struggles to reconnect with the woman he loves as their relationship is tested by his trauma and the passage of time.

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What happens

Miracles Only Happen Once (French: Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois, Italian: I miracoli non si ripetono) is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Jean Marais, Alida Valli and Marcelle Arnold. The film is about a "psychic war-casualty" played by Jean Marais. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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