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A Week's Vacation

6.119801h 44mMovieDrama

On the verge of an emotional collapse, schoolteacher Laurence takes a week off from work to figure out her life. She reconnects with friends and family and wrestles with everything from whether she should continue her job to whether she should have a child with her boyfriend.

DirectorBertrand Tavernier
WritersColo Tavernier O'Hagan·Bertrand Tavernier
ProducersChristine Gozlan·Alain Sarde

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

NBNathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
Laurence Cuers
GLGérard Lanvin
Gérard Lanvin
Pierre
FFFlore Fitzgerald
Flore Fitzgerald
Anne
PNPhilippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
Michel Descombes
PLPhilippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard
le docteur Sabouret
JDJean Dasté
Jean Dasté
le père de Laurence
ME
Marie-Louise Ebeli
la mère de Laurence
PD
Philippe Delaigue
Jacques, le frère de Laurence
GV
Geneviève Vauzeilles
Lucie
JDJean-Claude Durand
Jean-Claude Durand
Philippe
CD
Catherine-Anne Duperray
Josiane Lalande, le professeur chahuté
JS
Jean Sourbier
André

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A Week's Vacation is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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