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A Simple Story

Une simple histoire

France

1959

68 Min
Black and White
French
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Marcel Hanoun

CAST Micheline Bezançon, Gilette Barbier, Elisabeth Huart

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A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the rare kindness of strangers. —IMDb

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Marcel Hanoun

Marcel Hanoun (b. 26 October, 1929) is a photographer and journalist, as well as a filmmaker, who emerged as a director at the height of the Nouvelle Vague with Une simple histoire (A Simple History, 1958) and Le Huitième jour (The Eighth Day, 1960). Since then his work has become increasingly experimental, alienating the public and some critics, but championed by some who admire his meticulous approach and personal viewpoint. —newwavefilm.com 

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A Simple Review

By Glemaud on August 12, 2009

There are two things I knew of this film going in: it’s sitting pretty with a 9.8 on IMDB, as rated by 12 people. And it has no subtitles to be found anywhere on the dARPAnet. Would I let that stop…  read review

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