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Guinguette (1959)

Guinguette poster
Directed by
Jean Delannoy
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs a small dance hall in a working-class suburb of Paris. She navigates relationships and the daily life around her business.

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What happens

Guinguette is a 1959 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Jean-Claude Pascal and Paul Meurisse. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Val-de-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was distributed by the major studio Gaumont. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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