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Directed by | Jean-Jacques Andrien |
Written by | Jean Gruault Jacques Audiard Jean-Jacques Andrien Marc Rosenberg |
Produced by | Marie-Pascale Osterrieth |
Starring | Fanny Ardant Jeremy Irons Tchéky Karyo Agnès Soral |
Cinematography | Giorgos Arvanitis |
Edited by | Henri Colpi Christian Dior |
Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Country | France |
Languages | French English |
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