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Strange Affair (1981)

Strange Affair poster
Original title
Une étrange affaire
Directed by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man's life unravels after a mysterious incident at his workplace. He becomes entangled in a strange affair that pulls him into a web of suspicion and paranoia.

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What happens

Strange Affair (French: Une étrange affaire) is a 1981 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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