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Just the Way You Are (1984)

PG · 1984-11-16 · 1h 34m · EN
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She turned a plaster cast into a glass slipper and found the courage to be somebody new... Herself

Susan is a professional flautist who has been handicapped since childhood and is forced to wear a leg brace to get around. After breaking up with her boyfriend, she accepts the offer to travel to Europe on a concert tour. While in Paris, she comes up with an idea to disguise her leg by putting it in a cast and travel on her own to the French Alps to be treated without pity. Not looking to find romance, Susan however has become the interest of Peter, a news photographer. They soon fall in love and Susan is forced to decide if she should tell Peter the truth about herself.

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Édouard MolinaroDirectorAllan BurnsWriter

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Kristy McNicholKristy McNicholSusan BerlangerMichael OntkeanMichael OntkeanPeter NicholsRobert CarradineRobert CarradineSam CarpenterAlexandra PaulAlexandra PaulBobbieLance GuestLance GuestJack the Answering Service GuyTim DalyTim DalyFrank Bantam (as Timothy Daly)Kaki HunterKaki HunterLisa

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Leg brace

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Genre affinityComedy · Romance · MusicTheme affinityLeg BraceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference276739

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What is Just the Way You Are about?

Susan is a professional flautist who has been handicapped since childhood and is forced to wear a leg brace to get around. After breaking up with her boyfriend, she accepts the offer to travel to Europe on a concert tour. While in Paris, she comes up with an idea to disguise her leg by putting it in a cast and travel on her own to the French Alps to be treated without pity. Not looking to find romance, Susan however has become the interest of Peter, a news photographer. They soon fall in love and Susan is forced to decide if she should tell Peter the truth about herself.

How long is Just the Way You Are?

Just the Way You Are has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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