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305:as Marie-Jo
178:$ 7 million
154:104 minutes
60:Produced by
38:Directed by
1607:1995 films
1601:Categories
1568:Saint Omer
1448:Persepolis
1424:The Chorus
1416:Bon Voyage
1333:Wild Reeds
1269:Betty Blue
1245:Entre Nous
1170:India Song
916:Demi-soeur
623:References
599:Nominated
585:Nominated
522:Nominated
509:Nominated
494:Nominated
485:Best Actor
479:Nominated
461:Nominated
329:as Solange
317:as Antoine
311:as Laurent
183:Box office
138:1995-02-08
48:Written by
1552:Two of Us
1464:A Prophet
1456:The Class
1373:East/West
1317:Indochine
1221:1981–2000
1050:1961–1980
1039:La Vérité
975:1948–1960
868:Les Keufs
741:4 October
472:Best Film
438:Recipient
401:Reception
351:Blanca Li
237:Laurent (
98:Edited by
1349:Ridicule
1325:Germinal
1309:Van Gogh
1130:Hoa-Binh
1023:My Uncle
1007:Gervaise
962:for the
811:AllMovie
646:2 August
606:See also
435:Category
417:website
347:as Diego
167:Language
108:Music by
72:Starring
1512:Mustang
1408:8 Women
1357:Western
908:Cliente
441:Result
323:as Dany
299:as Loli
257:lesbian
225:at the
159:Country
136: (
1587:(2024)
1579:(2023)
1571:(2022)
1563:(2021)
1560:Titane
1555:(2020)
1547:(2019)
1539:(2018)
1531:(2017)
1523:(2016)
1515:(2015)
1507:(2014)
1499:(2013)
1496:Renoir
1491:(2012)
1483:(2011)
1475:(2010)
1467:(2009)
1459:(2008)
1451:(2007)
1443:(2006)
1435:(2005)
1427:(2004)
1419:(2003)
1411:(2002)
1403:(2001)
1400:Amélie
1384:(2000)
1376:(1999)
1368:(1998)
1360:(1997)
1352:(1996)
1344:(1995)
1336:(1994)
1328:(1993)
1320:(1992)
1312:(1991)
1304:(1990)
1296:(1989)
1288:(1988)
1280:(1987)
1272:(1986)
1264:(1985)
1256:(1984)
1248:(1983)
1240:(1982)
1232:(1981)
1213:(1980)
1205:(1979)
1197:(1978)
1189:(1977)
1181:(1976)
1173:(1975)
1165:(1974)
1157:(1973)
1149:(1972)
1141:(1971)
1133:(1970)
1125:(1969)
1117:(1968)
1109:(1967)
1101:(1966)
1093:(1965)
1085:(1964)
1077:(1963)
1069:(1962)
1061:(1961)
1042:(1960)
1034:(1959)
1026:(1958)
1018:(1957)
1010:(1956)
1002:(1952)
994:(1950)
986:(1948)
919:(2013)
911:(2008)
903:(2005)
895:(1998)
887:(1995)
879:(1991)
871:(1987)
863:(1985)
702:26 May
672:26 May
425:Awards
199:French
175:Budget
170:French
162:France
432:Award
254:butch
1520:Elle
1229:Diva
966:for
800:IMDb
743:2015
704:2015
674:2015
648:2015
567:Won
551:Won
535:Won
393:and
291:Cast
282:The
233:Plot
209:cult
120:AMLF
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