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La Liberté en croupe (1970)

La Liberté en croupe poster
Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Paris during the May 1968 protests, a young man from a wealthy family has a free relationship. He falls for another woman while his father and his partner fall for each other. He decides to leave with his new love on the last train to the countryside.

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What happens

La Liberté en croupe est un film français réalisé par Édouard Molinaro, sorti en 1970. Paris, mai 1968. Albin (Bernard Le Coq) est un jeune oisif issu de la bourgeoisie. En couple libre avec Pamela (Marion Game), poursuivi des assiduités de Moss (Jean Rochefort), il s'éprend de Lore (Juliette Villard). Alors que son père (Michel Serrault) et Pamela tombent amoureux, il décide de partir, pendant que la grève s'installe dans le pays, avec Lore par le dernier train en partance pour le Périgord. Sa mère (Dora Doll), trouvant un mot laissé à son fils par Moss, elle décide de rencontrer ce dernier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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