About
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
Theatrical
Jan 25, 1984
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 24, 1998
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S.F.P.C., Partner's Productions, Alexandre Films, Hachette Première, Films A2
Original Title
Coup de foudre
Original Language
French
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Miou-Miou
Madeleine
I
Isabelle Huppert
Lena Weber
G
Guy Marchand
Michel Korski
J
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Costa Segara
R
Robin Renucci
Raymond
P
Patrick Bauchau
Carlier
J
Jacques Alric
Mr. Vernier
J
Jacqueline Doyen
Mme Vernier
S
Saga Blanchard
Sophie
G
Guillaume Le Guellec
René
C
Christine Pascal
Sarah
B
Bernard Cazassus
Le chef de gare
G
Gérard Chambre
Flirt
F
François Cluzet
Un militaire
J
Jean-Claude de Goros
Le patron du cabaret
N
Norton de Matos
Journaliste
A
Anne Fabien
La femme élégante
F
Frédéric Graziani
D
Dominique Lavanant
L'aboyeuse
D
Denis Lavant
Un militaire
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