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One Is a Lonely Number (1972)

One Is a Lonely Number poster
Directed by
Mel Stuart
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles to rebuild her life after her husband leaves her. She faces the challenges of being alone and finding her own identity.

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What happens

One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number) is a 1972 American drama film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Trish Van Devere, Janet Leigh, and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay, based upon the 1967 The New Yorker short story "The Good Humor Man" by Rebecca Morris, was written by David Seltzer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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