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A View of Love

A View of Love

20105.91h 45m

Overview

Happily married with a daughter, Marc is a successful real estate agent in Aix-en-Provence. One day, he has an appointment with a woman to view a traditional country house. A few hours later, Marc finally puts a name to her face. It's Cathy, the girl he was in love with growing up in Oran, Algeria, in the last days of the French colonial regime. Marc hurries to her hotel. They spend the night together. Then she's gone again. And Marc's mother tells him Cathy never left Algeria. She was killed with her father in a bombing just before independence...

Directed by Nicole Garcia
Written by Nicole Garcia, Jacques Fieschi, Frédéric Bélier-Garcia
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Top Cast

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

Marc Palestro

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Jeanne

Sandrine Kiberlain

Sandrine Kiberlain

Clotilde Palestro

Toni Servillo

Toni Servillo

Sergio Bartoli

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

La mère de Marc

Michel Aumont

Michel Aumont

Robert Prat

Pauline Bélier

Pauline Bélier

Emmanuelle

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Jacques Valles

Jo Fuentes

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Romain Millot

Marc (enfant)

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Solène Forveille

Cathy

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Themes & Keywords

one-night standalgeriawoman directoralgerian war (1954-62)french algerianadulterous affair

About A View of Love

A View of Love is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of one-night stand, algeria, woman director, algerian war (1954-62), french algerian, adulterous affair. Directed by Nicole Garcia, it stars Jean Dujardin, Marie-Josée Croze, Sandrine Kiberlain. Happily married with a daughter, Marc is a successful real estate agent in Aix-en-Provence. One day, he has an appointment with a woman to view a traditional country house. A few hours later, Marc finally puts a name to her face. It's Cathy, the girl he was in love with growing up in Oran, Algeria, in the last days of the French colonial regime. Marc hurries to her hotel. They spend the night together. Then she's gone again. And Marc's mother tells him Cathy never left Algeria. She was killed with her father in a bombing just before independence...

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