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Love Affairs Usually End Badly

Love Affairs Usually End Badly

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Love Affairs Usually End Badly

1993

1h 25m

5.7(5 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Zina, young theater opener, hesitates between the love of Slim, taxi driver who hopes to become a lawyer and that of Frederic, who holds the poster at the theater. Why not keep her two loves?

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Nora

Nora

Zina

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Slim Touati

Alain Fromager

Alain Fromager

Frederic Lombard

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Dennard

Eric Métayer

Eric Métayer

Philippe, a neighbor

Bénédicte Charpiat

Bénédicte Charpiat

Fatiha Cheriguene

Slim's mother

Marie-France Santon

Marie-France Santon

Banker

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Musician who goes to Marseille

Yuoko Hitomi

Creative team

Directed by: Anne Fontaine
Written by: Claude Arnaud
Anne Fontaine

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