Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Donatienne, suddenly enters the compartment and offers to make love to him. Robert accepts but, when the woman leaves the train afterwards, he decides to follow her...
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Alain Delon
Robert Avranche
Known for
Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Nathalie Baye
Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Gérard Darmon
Duval
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Geneviève Fontanel
Madeleine Pecqueur
Known for
The Discord
The Man Who Loved Women
Michel Galabru
Emile Pecqueur
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
le second passager
Known for
22 Bullets
The Bureau
Sabine Haudepin
Carmen
Known for
Jules and Jim
The Last Metro
Vincent Lindon
Brechet
Known for
Titane
Dragon Hunters
Jean Reno
A neighbour
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Ginette Garcin
The florist
Known for
The Dope
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Bernard Farcy
Farid
Known for
Taxi 3
Max & Leon
Paul Guers
Clark
Known for
Bay of Angels
The Magnificent Cuckold
Bertrand Blier Director · Laurent Rossi Composer Jean Penzer Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.6M · First release May 23, 1984 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,600,000
Production
Films A2
Production
Sara Films
Production
Adel Productions
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France
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Original title
Notre histoire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 23, 1984
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No release date listed for United States.
France
October 7, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 1, 2019 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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