09 Mar 1994
The Ref
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
Nathalie Granger
With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.
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Lucia Bosè Isabelle Granger
Jeanne Moreau L'autre femme
Luce Garcia-Ville L'institutrice
Gérard Depardieu Le démarcheur
Valerie Mascolo Nathalie Granger
Nathalie Bourgeois Laurence
Dionys Mascolo M. Granger
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