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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1971

Runtime2h 10m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Cinétel

Les Films du Carrosse

Movie

Two English Girls

1971

2h 10m

6.9

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

At the beginning of the 20th century, Claude Roc, a young middle-class Frenchman, befriends Ann, an Englishwoman. While spending time in England with Ann’s family, Claude falls in love with her sister Muriel, but both families lay down a year-long separation without contact before they may marry.

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