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Les Gauloises bleues (1968)

Les Gauloises bleues poster
Directed by
Michel Cournot
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his hometown in France and reconnects with family and old friends. The film follows his attempts to make sense of his place in a changing world around 1968.

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What happens

Les Gauloises bleues is a 1968 French drama film directed by Michel Cournot. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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