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La Mandarine (1972)

La Mandarine poster
Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged woman decides to liven up her predictable life. She devises a scheme involving a love letter to her husband, which sets off a series of comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

Sweet Deception (French: La mandarine) is a 1972 French-Italian comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret and Madeleine Renaud. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city, including at the Tuileries Garden and Hôtel Lancaster. The film's sets were designed by the art director François de Lamothe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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