Director: Claude Sautet
Country: France
Award: none
Movement: none
A Simple Story (Une histoire simple) is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. For her role as Marie, Romy Schneider won the 1979 César Award for Best Actress. Middle-aged and divorced, industrial designer Marie (Romy Schneider) is pregnant by her impetuous, alcoholic lover Serge (Claude Brasseur). Choosing to end both the pregnancy and the relationship, Marie reconnects with her ex-husband, Georges (Bruno Cremer), and their teenage son, Martin (Yves Knapp). Meanwhile, a client's whim requires major changes to Marie's current work project, one of which will force her to fire one of her closest friends, Jerome (Roger Pigaut).
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