France, 1920s: An affluent ladies' man finds himself in love with a homely married woman.
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Olivier Sitruk
Aurélien Leurtillois
Romane Bohringer
Bérénice Morel
Ute Lemper
Rose Melrose
Clément Sibony
Paul Denis
Natalia Dontcheva
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Thomas Jouannet
Edmond de Barbentane
Natacha Lindinger
Mary de Perceval
Jean-Louis Tribes
Dr. Decoeur
Luc Lavandier
Lucien Morel
Alexandra London
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