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Same Old Song

Same Old Song

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Same Old Song

1997

2h 0m

7.0(156 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Business executive Odile seeks a new, larger apartment. Her younger sister Camille, having completed her doctoral thesis in history, is a Paris tour guide. Simon is a regular on Camille's tours as he's attracted to her. However, Camille has fallen for Marc, and they begin an affair. Nicolas is also looking for an apartment, since he hopes to eventually have his family join him in Paris.

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France 2 Cinéma

Vega Film

Camera One

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pierre Arditi

Pierre Arditi

Claude

Sabine Azéma

Sabine Azéma

Odile Lalande

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Nicolas

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Simon

Agnès Jaoui

Agnès Jaoui

Camille Lalande

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Marc Duveyrier

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Jane

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Père

Nelly Borgeaud

Nelly Borgeaud

Docteur

Jacques Mauclair

Jacques Mauclair

Docteur

Creative team

Directed by: Alain Resnais
Written by: Jean-Pierre Bacri
Agnès Jaoui
Produced by: Bruno Pésery

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