A Simple Story
6.8
“...it could be yours”
A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.
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Cast
18 people
Romy Schneider
Marie
Known for
Sissi
The Trial
Bruno Cremer
Georges
Known for
Sorcerer
Under the Sand
Claude Brasseur
Serge
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Arlette Bonnard
Gabrielle
Known for
The Judge and the Assassin
Peppermint Soda
Sophie Daumier
Esther
Known for
Carom Shots
Love at Sea
Éva Darlan
Anna
Known for
Employee of the Month
You Are So Beautiful
Jacques Sereys
Charles
Known for
Chouchou
I... for Icarus
Madeleine Robinson
La mère
Known for
The Trial
The Gentleman from Epsom
Yves Knapp
Martin
Also in
Girls
Pierre Semmler
Patrick
Known for
Cargo
The Big Blue
Jean-François Garreaud
Christian
Known for
Counter Investigation
The Advent Calendar
Pierre Forget
Le délégué syndical
Known for
The Vanishing
Three Colors: Blue
Claude Sautet Director · Jean-Loup Dabadie Writer Philippe Sarde Composer
First release November 22, 1978 · Produced in France · Languages English, French
Production
Pathé Renn Productions
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Une Histoire Simple
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Belgium · November 22, 1978
TV
France · November 22, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
January 1, 1979 · Theatrical
France
June 13, 2018 · Digital · (restored's 4K version in 2017 by Pathé Films) SVoD & VoD
June 13, 2018 · Physical · (restored's 4K version in 2017 by Pathé Films) Blu-Ray & DVD
February 6, 2026 · Digital · (restored's 4K version in 2017 by Pathé Films) France•tv
February 6, 2026 · TV · (restored's 4K version in 2017 by Pathé Films) France•5
Portugal
October 13, 1979 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
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