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Second Chance

Original title: Si c'était à refaire
  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Catherine Deneuve and Anouk Aimée in Second Chance (1976)
Drama

Catherine has just served a prison sentence for complicity in the murder of her boss who raped her. There she gives birth to a son, Simon. After her release she wants to make up for the lost... Read allCatherine has just served a prison sentence for complicity in the murder of her boss who raped her. There she gives birth to a son, Simon. After her release she wants to make up for the lost years and tries to built up a close relationship to her already grown-up son. Despite som... Read allCatherine has just served a prison sentence for complicity in the murder of her boss who raped her. There she gives birth to a son, Simon. After her release she wants to make up for the lost years and tries to built up a close relationship to her already grown-up son. Despite some tensions when she finds out that he has a love affair with her best girl-friend, her eff... Read all

  • Director
    • Claude Lelouch
  • Writer
    • Claude Lelouch
  • Stars
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Anouk Aimée
    • Charles Denner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    312
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    • Director
      • Claude Lelouch
    • Writer
      • Claude Lelouch
    • Stars
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • Anouk Aimée
      • Charles Denner
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Catherine
    Anouk Aimée
    Anouk Aimée
    • Sarah
    Charles Denner
    Charles Denner
    • L'avocat
    Francis Huster
    Francis Huster
    • Patrick
    Colette Baudot
    • Lucienne
    Jean-Jacques Briot
    • Simon…
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    • Le bijoutier…
    Manuella Papatakis
    • La fille de Sarah…
    Niels Arestrup
    Niels Arestrup
    • Henri Lanot
    Georges Staquet
    Jacques Villeret
    Jacques Villeret
    • L'agent immobilier…
    Valérie Lagrange
    Valérie Lagrange
    Albina du Boisrouvray
    Paul Bellaiche
    Richard Caron
    Zoé Chauveau
    Zoé Chauveau
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    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Claude Blame
    Paul Deheuvels
    • Director
      • Claude Lelouch
    • Writer
      • Claude Lelouch
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    otreger

    About the short movie...

    One thing about this movie: because Claude Lelouch (the director) is fond of fast cars, he shot a short movie, mandatorily bundled with the projection of the main title, showing a rendez-vous between a young man and his girl friend.

    The man begins his race in Paris on the ring boulevard that borders Paris. Driving as fast 100mph in Paris (no special FX) without advising the Paris City Hall of his mad project, Claude Lelouch (who drives the car) runs 10-12km in the city in 7 minutes...

    The movie has been shot using a camera installe on the front bumpers of a Mercedes 300SEL 6.9 because of the quality of the pneumatic shock absorbers (to avoid image vibrations).

    Further, the soundtrack (engine noise) has been recorded doing the run AGAIN on a Ferrari 308GTB.

    This guy is crazy!

    (Source: Claude Lelouch himself during an interview on Paris Premiere French cable TV channel)

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    • Connections
      Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #7.4 (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Femme parmi les Femmes
      Music by Francis Lai

      Lyrics by Pierre Barouh

      Performed by Françoise Hardy and Betty Mars

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1976 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ein Hauch von Zärtlichkeit
    • Filming locations
      • Mont-Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France(last scenes)
    • Production company
      • Les Films 13
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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