A Room in Town
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Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.
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Cast
21 people
Dominique Sanda
Édith
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
1900
Richard Berry
François Guilbaud
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Michel Piccoli
Edmond Leroyer
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We Have a Pope
Contempt
Fabienne Guyon
Violette Pelletier
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Anna Gaylor
Madame Pelletier
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Just a Breath Away
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Jean-François Stévenin
Dambiel
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Danielle Darrieux
Margot Langlois
Known for
Persepolis
The Earrings of Madame de...
Jean-Louis Rolland
Ménager
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Once More
Archipelago of Love
Marie-France Roussel
Mme Sforza
Georges Blaness
Chef des CRS / Edmond Leroyer (singing voice)
Also in
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Cloportes
Yann Dedet
Ouvrier
Known for
Under the Sun of Satan
Police
Nicolas Hossein
Ouvrier
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Jacques Demy Director · Michel Colombier Composer Jean Penzer Cinematographer
United States release September 28, 1991 · Produced in France · Production UGC Films, Top n°1
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
UGC Films
Production
Top n°1
Production
Progéfi
Production
Progefi
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France
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Original title
Une chambre en ville
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 27, 1982
Theatrical
United States · September 28, 1991
Premiere · New York Film Festival
France
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical · Rerelease (estoration)
South Korea
August 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 24, 1996 · Limited theatrical
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