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Lounge Chair (1988)

Lounge Chair poster
Original title
La Méridienne
Directed by
Jean-François Amiguet
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to her family home in the Swiss countryside. She navigates relationships with her relatives and confronts memories from her past.

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What happens

Lounge Chair (French: La méridienne) is a 1988 Swiss-French drama film directed by Jean-François Amiguet. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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