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Belle Maman

Belle Maman

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1999
1h 42m
5.1(49 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

At the altar where he is marrying Séverine, the groom, Antoine, gets his first glimpse of her mother, Léa, and suffers what the French call a coup de foudre which we know as love at first sight.

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TF1 Films Production
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Camera One

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