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Smoking/No Smoking (1993)

Smoking/No Smoking poster
Original title
Smoking / No Smoking
Directed by
Alain Resnais
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
4h 58m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is two films that show different outcomes based on small choices. The same actors play multiple characters in a series of linked stories.

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What happens

Smoking/No Smoking is a 1993 french cinematographic work consisting of two films, released separately the same day in theaters and which can be viewed in either order. It was directed by Alain Resnais and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, from the play Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn. The film starred Pierre Arditi and Sabine Azéma. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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