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November 1979 (USA)
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A simple story about simple people. A 38 old divorced woman (Marie), who now has a lover (Serge) but decides to leave him...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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10 nominations
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Weak and shapeless
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Romy Schneider | ... | Marie |
 | Bruno Cremer | ... | Georges |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Serge |
| Roger Pigaut | ... | Jérôme |
| Arlette Bonnard | ... | Gabrielle |
| Francine Bergé | ... | Francine |
| Sophie Daumier | ... | Esther |
| Eva Darlan | ... | Anna |
| Nadine Alari | ... | La gynécologue |
| Vera Schroeder | ... | Françoise |
| Pierre Semmler | ... | Patrick (as Peter Semler) |
| Barbara Rix | ||
| Jean-François Garreaud | ... | Christian (as Jean-François Garreau) |
| Yves Knapp | ... | Martin |
| Nicolas Sempe | ... | Maurice (as Nicolas Sempé) |
| Cadine Constan | ||
| Pierre Forget | ... | Le délégué syndical |
| Michel Debost | ... | Michel |
| Jacques Sereys | ... | Charles |
| Madeleine Robinson | ... | La mère / Mother |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jean Deschamps | ... | M. Chenal (uncredited) |
| Patricia Francis | ... | La caissière (uncredited) |
| Xavier Gélin | ... | Denisold (uncredited) |
| Blanche Ravalec | ... | Maggy (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Claude Sautet | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Loup Dabadie | dialogue | |
| Claude Sautet | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Horst Wendlandt | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Philippe Sarde | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jean Boffety | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jacqueline Thiédot | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Georges Lévy | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Vincent Arnardi | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Pierre Lenoir | .... | sound | |
Other crew | |||
| Peter Fernandez | .... | voice director: English version | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- AMLF (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- New Line Cinema (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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"Une histoire simple" - France (original title)
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107 min | Israel:106 min | USA:110 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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This was the fifth and last collaboration of Romy Schneider and Claude Sautet. Sautet did for her what von Sternberg did for Marlene Dietrich--gave her star quality in well-written vehicles. Cesar et Rosalie and Les choses de la vie are wonderful to watch today; they have pace and drama, plenty of verve. Une Histoire simple, by contrast, has little drama, slack pace and characters you don't get involved with. The group dynamic-the characters all working in the same company-lowers the interest. It's a film made to please a feminist segment of the population, like Mazursky's An Unmarried Woman.