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A New Life is a french film of genre Drama directed by Philippe Grandrieux with Zachary Knighton

A New Life (2002)

A New Life
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Length 1h42
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Horror
Rating63% 3.1551753.1551753.1551753.1551753.155175

A New Life (French: La Vie nouvelle) is a 2002 French experimental film directed by Philippe Grandrieux and starring Zachary Knighton and Anna Mouglalis.

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The story involves a young American who falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.

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