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The House of Smiles is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Marco Ferreri with Ingrid Thulin

The House of Smiles (1991)

The House of Smiles
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Length 1h50
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OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating64% 3.229093.229093.229093.229093.22909

The House of Smiles (Italian: La casa del sorriso) is a 1991 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It depicts a romance between an old man and an old woman inside a care home.

The film won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.

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Un couple de septuagénaires est attiré l'un par l'autre dans une maison de retraite, mais l'institution et leurs compagnons de route désapprouvent leur relation.

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