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It Only Happens to Others (1971)

Original title: Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres

1971-10-08 · 1h 30m · FR
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The motion picture that must end...to begin.

Catherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.

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Nadine TrintignantDirector, Writer

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Catherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveCatherineSerge MarquandSerge MarquandLe frère de CatherineMarcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcelloDominique LabourierDominique LabourierMargueriteCatherine AllégretCatherine AllégretLa mère dans le parcMarc EyraudMarc EyraudRosa Chiara MagriniRosa Chiara MagriniLa soeur de MarcelloDanièle LebrunDanièle LebrunSophieBenoît FerreuxBenoît FerreuxLa petite filleMarie TrintignantMarie TrintignantÉdouard NiermansÉdouard NiermansLe jeune hommeMichel GudinMichel Gudin

Keywords

Childless coupleLove for wifeDead baby

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityChildless Couple · Love For Wife · Dead BabyDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference219342Actor preference317158 · 190273 · 295933

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What is It Only Happens to Others about?

Catherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.

How long is It Only Happens to Others?

It Only Happens to Others has a runtime of 90 minutes.