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Messidor

  • 1979
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
459
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Messidor (1979)
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Two young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but ultimately find that there is no way back to the... Read allTwo young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but ultimately find that there is no way back to the world they once knew.Two young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but ultimately find that there is no way back to the world they once knew.

  • Director
    • Alain Tanner
  • Writer
    • Alain Tanner
  • Stars
    • Clémentine Amouroux
    • Catherine Rétoré
    • Franziskus Abgottspon
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    459
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alain Tanner
    • Writer
      • Alain Tanner
    • Stars
      • Clémentine Amouroux
      • Catherine Rétoré
      • Franziskus Abgottspon
    • 4User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Messidor (1979)
    Clémentine Amouroux and Catherine Rétoré in Messidor (1979)
    Clémentine Amouroux and Catherine Rétoré in Messidor (1979)
    Clémentine Amouroux and Catherine Rétoré in Messidor (1979)
    Clémentine Amouroux and Catherine Rétoré in Messidor (1979)
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    Clémentine Amouroux
    • Jeanne Salève
    Catherine Rétoré
    • Marie Corrençon
    Franziskus Abgottspon
    Gérald Battiaz
    René Besson
    Jürgen Brügger
    Walter Doppler
    Beat Fäh
    Michel Fidanza
    Claude Fleury
    Arthur Grosjean
    Max Heinzelmann
    Hans-Ulrich Indermaur
    Georg Janett
    Beat Knoll
    Werner Kuhn
    Denis Michel
    Jacques Michel
    • Director
      • Alain Tanner
    • Writer
      • Alain Tanner
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      Lied de Schubert
      Music by Franz Schubert

      Performed by Danielle Borst

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    8/10
    The original Thelma&Louise
    A film much nearer to european viewer than Thelma&Louise. The story of the two students is easier to believe and the end of the film is also much real.
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    • Jun 3, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1979 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Director's official site
      • Swiss Films page
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Мессидор
    • Filming locations
      • Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Citel Films
      • Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR)
      • Action Films
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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