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No Trifling with Love (1977)

No Trifling with Love poster
Original title
On ne badine pas avec l'amour
Directed by
Caroline Huppert
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman in a French countryside estate play games of pride and love. Their stubbornness and miscommunication lead to tragedy.

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What happens

No Trifling with Love (French: On ne badine pas avec l'amour) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Caroline Huppert. It is based on the theatrical work of Alfred de Musset of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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