A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the rare kindness of strangers.
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Cast
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Micheline Bezançon
Mother
Also in
L'engrenage
La pendule à Salomon
Elizabeth Huart
Sylvie, Daughter
No other roles listed
Raymond Jourdan
Monsieur Jean
Known for
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Gilette Barbier
Known for
Lourdes
The Nun
Madeleine Marion
Known for
Experiment in Evil
Maria Meriko
Known for
Incorrigible
The Murdered House
Max Delon
Marcel Hanoun Director · Hubert d'Auriol Composer
United States release September 1, 1971 · Produced in France · Original title Une simple histoire
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Une simple histoire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 1, 1959
Theatrical
United States · September 1, 1971
Theatrical
United States
September 16, 1970 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
August 12, 1976 · Limited theatrical · Pacific Film Archive
December 2, 1977 · Limited theatrical · Detroit Film Theatre
October 27, 1980 · Limited theatrical · Anthology Film Archives
November 20, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Walker Art Center
March 4, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Columbia University
June 18, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Canada
April 2, 1965 · Limited theatrical · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
France
May 30, 1978 · Limited theatrical · Sèances de Collectif Jeune Cinéma
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