L'étoile du nord (1982)
- Original title
- L'Étoile du Nord
- Directed by
- Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1930s France, a man boards a train from Paris to Lille. His journey becomes tangled with a murder investigation that forces him to confront his past.
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What happens
L'Étoile du Nord (English: The North Star) is a 1982 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on a novel by Georges Simenon, starring Simone Signoret, Philippe Noiret, Fanny Cottençon and Julie Jézéquel. It won a César Award for Best Adaptation and Best Supporting Actress, and was nominated for Best Actress, Most Promising Actress and Best Editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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