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An Impossible Love (2017)

An Impossible Love poster
Original title
Un amour impossible
Directed by
Catherine Corsini
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
14
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 235 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An office worker named Rachel falls in love with a wealthy man named Philippe. She gives birth to their daughter Chantal and raises her alone while keeping a difficult relationship with Philippe.

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What happens

An Impossible Love (French: Un amour impossible) is a 2018 French romantic drama film co-written and directed by Catherine Corsini, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Christine Angot. Starring Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider and Jehnny Beth, the film chronicles the life of office worker Rachel as she falls in love with the wealthy Philippe, gives birth to their daughter Chantal, and raises Chantal as a single mother while maintaining a complicated relationship with Philippe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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