
29 Aug 1984

Full Moon in Paris
Feeling suffocated by a possessive boyfriend, work and suburban life, a young woman starts spending the weekends in her Paris apartment in order to reclaim some of her lost freedom.

A young man overwhelmed by humdrum mechanized life chooses something different.
Gene
C.B. (voice)

29 Aug 1984

Feeling suffocated by a possessive boyfriend, work and suburban life, a young woman starts spending the weekends in her Paris apartment in order to reclaim some of her lost freedom.

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17 Jan 2007

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30 Aug 2008

No overview found

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