Jeanne has been divorced for seven years now and her life is centered around Sarah, her fifteen year-old daughter. They appear to have a perfectly harmonious life together, a relationship based on deep mutual understanding and trust. So when Sarah needs a contraceptive, it's her mother who goes alone to the drugstore with her. However, under this idyllic surface there are tensions at work. Jeanne's on and off affair with Pierre does not save her from feeling lonely, and Sarah is bored by school. Both of them dream of an independent life, though neither will admit it.
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Marie-Christine Barrault
Jeanne Rivière
Known for
Fiasco
My Night at Maud's
Béatrice Bruno
Sarah Rivière
Also in
Nightmare
Sachs' Disease
Françoise Lebrun
The woman doctor
Known for
Vortex
The Book of Solutions
Herman Gilis
Antoine
Known for
Ritual
The Story of My Wife
Noëlle Frémont
Noëlle
Also in
The Moon by Our Teeth
L'enfant prisonnier
Pauline Delfau
Anne
No other roles listed
Nathalie van de Walle
Véronique
Also in
Jambon d'Ardenne
Yvonne Legrand
Madame Portet
Also in
La Faute
Michel Totu
The seducer
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Serge Bento
The controller
Known for
Les Biches
The Unfaithful Wife
Brigitte Defrance
Nurse
Also in
Claudine
My Best Friend
Mimi Totu
Nurse
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Charlotte Dubreuil Director · Édouard Luntz Writer Gilbert Duhalde Cinematographer
First release February 13, 1980 · Produced in France · Production Pierre Films, Challenge Productions
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Pierre Films
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Challenge Productions
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Original title
Ma Chérie
Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · February 13, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 11, 1980 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
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