A Second Chance
6.3
Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.
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Cast
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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Berger
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Anouk Aimée
Sarah Gordon
Known for
8½
La Dolce Vita
Charles Denner
L'avocat
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
The Night Caller
Francis Huster
Patrick
Known for
The Dinner Game
Ici tout commence
Colette Baudot
Lucienne Lanot
Jean-Jacques Briot
Simon Berger
Also in
Season of Peace in Paris
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Le bijouter
Known for
Weekend
Confidentially Yours
Valérie Lagrange
Known for
A Man and a Woman
Up to His Ears
Manuella Papatakis
La fille de Sarah
No other roles listed
Georges Staquet
Known for
Band of Outsiders
The Discord
Jacques Villeret
L'agent immobilier
Known for
The Dinner Game
The Cabbage Soup
Niels Arestrup
Henri Lanot
Known for
A Prophet
War Horse
Claude Lelouch Director
United States release May 15, 1981 · Produced in France · Original title Si c'était à refaire
Production
Les Films 13
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Si c'était à refaire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 30, 1976
Theatrical
United States · May 15, 1981
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Finland
April 22, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
January 13, 1977 · Theatrical · West Germany
February 24, 1978 · Theatrical · East Germany
Japan
May 1, 1977 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 14, 1977 · Limited theatrical · Lisbon
Sweden
August 13, 1980 · Theatrical
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