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User Rating:
7.9/10   1,052 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Sandro Continenza (dialogue: Italian version)
Jean-Loup Dabadie (adaptation)
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Release Date:
13 March 1970 (France) more
Genre:
Plot:
Pierre, a successful expert in building highways has a traffic accident. Being seriously wounded, he... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Claude Sautet always Claude Sautet... more (8 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michel Piccoli ... Pierre Bérard
Romy Schneider ... Hélène
Gérard Lartigau ... Bertrand Bérard
Jean Bouise ... François
Boby Lapointe ... Le bétailleur
Hervé Sand ... Le camionneur
Jacques Richard ... L'infirmier
Betty Beckers ... L'autostoppeuse
Dominique Zardi ... L'autostoppeur
Gabrielle Doulcet ... Guitte
Roger Crouzet ... Le promoteur
Henri Nassiet ... M. Bérard, le père de Pierre
Claude Confortès ... Le docteur
Jerry Brouer ... Le prétendant
Jean Gras ... Georges, le chef de chantier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'amante (Italy)
The Little Things in Life (Hong Kong: English title)
The Things of Life (USA)
These Things Happen (USA)
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Runtime:
89 min
Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Romy Schneider' and Michel Piccoli sang "La Chanson D'Hélène" for the movie's soundtrack. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the car crash scene, the stunt double for Michel Piccoli is seen wearing brown gloves in close-ups. However Piccoli is bare-handed while driving. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Exponerad (1971) more
Soundtrack:
la chanson d'hélène more

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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Claude Sautet always Claude Sautet..., 20 May 2004
9/10
Author: shatguintruo from rio de janeiro, Brazil

By watching this 1969 movie, I have just confirmed my opinion about Claude Sautet: that's one Director that takes the expectator "inside the scene" (As seen in his latest work: Nelly and Mr.Arnaud). He has this ability that allows him to "extract" the most of his characters in the psychologic aspect, by showing all the range of their feelings...Take the scene where Pierre Berard (portrayed by Michel Piccoli) tells Héléne (played by Romy Schneider) of his sudden decision of no longer accompany her on a trip planned ages ago. Another scene that worths appears in a record as a "Death Scenes Hall of Fame" is the one in which Pierre lays on the grass, his thoughs exposed as the expectator follows him, in all his emotional suffering. Claude Sautet: a Director that deserves having his name written in the "Hall of Fame of the Greatest Directors of All Times". As an "homage" to him, in a scale of 10, I grade this film 9.

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