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It's My Life It's My Life
It's My Life and Margaux Hartmann
French Tech (Les Deux Alfred) (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Bruno Podalydès; Writer: Bruno Podalydès, Denis Podalydès; Stars: Denis Podalydès, Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Yann Frisch, Luàna Bajrami, Leslie Menu, Michel Vuillermoz, Isabelle Candelier, Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov, Élodie Huber, Georges Podalydès, Léna Barbaroux, Patrick Ligardes, Florence Muller)
An unemployed man has two months while his wife is away to prove he can take care of the kids and find a job.
It's My Life (Vivre Sa Vie, My Life To Live) (Country: France; Year: 1962; Director: Jean-Luc Godard; Writer: Jean-Luc Godard and Marcel Sacotte, based on the book by Marcel Sacotte.; Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine, Paul Pavel, Dimitri Dineff, Peter Kassovitz, Eric Schlumberger, Brice Parain, Jean-Luc Godard)
A woman drifts into prostitution after the break-up of her relationship.
Margaux Hartmann (L’Étreinte) (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Ludovic Bergery; Writer: Ludovic Bergery, Julien Boivent; Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Dedienne, Nelson Delapalme, Elisabeth Duda, Sandor Funtek, Eva Ionesco, Nico Rogner, Tibo Vandenborre, Arthur Verret, Marie Zabukovec)
Margaux, who just lost her older husband, starts a new life.
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