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1981 · 86 min · ★ 5.1 · Comedy
Lydie, a physically unattractive young woman, is brutally dumped by her fiancé when she had just acquired the lease of an apartment to live with him.
Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré · Written by Jean-Marie Poiré
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Josiane Balasko Lydie Langlois -
Luis Rego Gérard Langlois -
Dominique Lavanant Arlette -
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Yves -
Thierry Lhermitte Hervé -
Ariane Lartéguy Èva -
Martin Lamotte Paul Berthellot -
Valérie Kaprisky Une copine d'Èva -
Franck-Olivier Bonnet Le voisin musclé
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