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The Best Part (1956)

The Best Part poster
Original title
La Meilleure Part
Directed by
Yves Allégret
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man works a demanding job and faces the struggles of everyday life in postwar France. The film follows his personal and professional challenges as he tries to find meaning and connection.

melancholicbittersweetearnestslow-burnintrospectiveordinary lifeseriousquietly emotional

What happens

The Best Part (French: La Meilleure Part) is a 1956 French-Italian drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Gérard Philipe. It had admissions in France of 1,976,595. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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