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Sentimental Education (1998)

Sentimental Education poster
Directed by
C.S. Leigh
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man navigates relationships and personal ambitions in 19th century France. His experiences with love and loss shape his view of the world.

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What happens

Sentimental Education est un film franco-britannique écrit et réalisé par C.S. Leigh, sorti en 1998. Ce film est librement inspiré de L'Éducation sentimentale de Gustave Flaubert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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