My Afternoons with Margueritte

My Afternoons with Margueritte

2010 · 82 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy

An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

Directed by Jean Becker · Written by Jean-Loup Dabadie

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