Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
A romantic comedy for all seasons
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 32M
Director : Joan Micklin Silver
Writer : Joan Micklin Silver
Synopsis
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
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