It Only Happens to Others (1971)

Original title

Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres

Directed by

Nadine Trintignant

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple struggles to cope after the sudden death of their young daughter. The film follows their grief and the strain it puts on their relationship.

poignantautobiographicalgrief-strickenintimateslow-burnsomberemotionally rawmelancholic

What happens

It Only Happens to Others (French: Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres) is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Nadine Trintignant. The film was made in the wake of the death of Nadine and Jean-Louis Trintignant's daughter Pauline in 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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