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Cast · Directed by Chantal Akerman
ST
Sylvie Testud
Ariane
SM
Stanislas Merhar
Simon
OB
Olivia Bonamy
Andrée
LR
Liliane Rovère
Françoise, the maid
BB
Bérénice Bejo
Sarah
AC
Aurore Clément
Léa, the actress
AM
Anna Mouglalis
Isabelle
XM
Xavier Morange
Painter
FB
Françoise Bertin
The grandmother
VL
Vanessa Larré
Hélène
ST
Samuel Tasinaje
Levy
JB
Jean Borodine
The chauffeur
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Grands mères
1980
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986 · 6.3
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976 · 7.4
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971 · 6.6
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986 · 5.5
Tell Me
1980 · 6.2
Family Business
1984 · 7.2
Je Tu Il Elle
1974 · 6.6
Moving In
1993 · 7.0
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986 · 7.6
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