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A Week's Vacation is a french film of genre Drama directed by Bertrand Tavernier with Nathalie Baye

A Week's Vacation (1980)

A Week's Vacation
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Length 1h42
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Rating65% 3.2881653.2881653.2881653.2881653.288165

A Week's Vacation (French: Une semaine de vacances) is a 1980 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

Lyon, hiver 1980, une jeune enseignante, professeur de français, doutant d'elle-même et de sa vocation, prend une semaine d'arrêt de travail pour surmenage. Une semaine de réflexion sur sa vie et sa carrière.

Actors

Nathalie Baye

(Laurence Cuers)
Gérard Lanvin

(Pierre)
Michel Galabru

(Mancheron)
Philippe Noiret

(Michel Descombes)
Philippe Léotard

(le docteur Sabouret)
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