Regular Lovers

Regular Lovers

2005 · 183 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Romance

1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail at the police. He smokes opium and talks about revolution with his friend, Antoine, who has an inheritance and a flat where François can stay. François meets Lilie, a sculptor who works at a foundry to support herself. They fall in love. A year passes; François continues to write, talk, smoke, and be with Lilie. Opportunities come to Lilie: what will she and François do?

Directed by Philippe Garrel · Written by Marc Cholodenko

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Louis Garrel François Dervieux
Clotilde Hesme Lilie
Nicolas Maury Gauthier
Caroline Deruas
Eric Rulliat Jean-Christophe
Julien Lucas Antoine
Maurice Garrel Lucien - le grand père de François
Rebecca Convenant Charlène
Marc Barbé Jean
Clémentine Poidatz
Xavier Legrand
Léna Bréban

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