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French Provincial (1975)

French Provincial poster
Original title
Souvenirs d'en France
Directed by
André Téchiné
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family in southwestern France lives through decades of social and political change from the 1930s to the 1970s. The film follows their personal struggles and shifting fortunes over time.

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What happens

French Provincial (French: Souvenirs d’en France) is a 1975 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Jeanne Moreau, Michel Auclair and Marie-France Pisier. The film presents an overview of French life and politics though the changes within one family in southwestern France from the 1930s through the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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