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In the Shadow of Women (2015)

In the Shadow of Women poster
Original title
L'Ombre des femmes
Directed by
Philippe Garrel
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
12
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary filmmaker in Paris has an affair with a younger woman while his wife works on their projects. The film follows the emotional fallout as both women become aware of each other.

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What happens

In the Shadow of Women (French: L'Ombre des femmes) is a 2015 drama film co-written and directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar and Lena Paugam. It is the second installment in Garrel's “trilogy of love”, the first being Jealousy (2013) and the third being Lover for a Day (2017). The film was selected to open the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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