Second Chance (1976 film)

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Second Chance
Si c'etait a refaire poster.png
Theatrical release poster
French Si c'était à refaire
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Written byClaude Lelouch
Produced byClaude Lelouch
Starring
CinematographyJacques Lefrançois
Edited byGeorges Klotz
Music by Francis Lai
Production
company
Les Films 13
Distributed by Les Artistes Associés
Release date
  • 13 October 1976 (1976-10-13)(France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$9.8 million [1]

Second Chance [2] [3] (French : Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again'; also known as A Second Chance) [4] is a 1976 French drama film written, directed and produced by Claude Lelouch. It was released in France on 13 October 1976 by Les Artistes Associés. [3]

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Synopsis

After a long time in prison, a woman discovers her son aged 14, studying under a scholarship.

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References

  1. "Si c'était à refaire (1976)". JP Box-Office (in French).
  2. "Second Chance". Mubi . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Second Chance de Claude Lelouch (1976)". UniFrance . Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. Maslin, Janet (15 May 1981). "'A Second Chance' with Catherine Deneuve". The New York Times . Retrieved 3 January 2023.