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Ordinary Tenderness (1973)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Jacques Leduc

Synopsis

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

Actors

Esther Auger
Esther Auger
Esther
Jean-Pierre Bourque
Jean-Pierre Bourque
Xavier
Jocelyn Bérubé
Jocelyn Bérubé
Jocelyn Levesque
Claudette Delorimier
Claudette Delorimier
Woman on Train
J. Léo Gagnon
J. Léo Gagnon
Widower
Luce Guilbeault
Luce Guilbeault
Bernadette
Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse
Jean-René Ouellet
Jean-René Ouellet

Crews

Jacques Leduc
Jacques Leduc
Director
Robert Tremblay
Robert Tremblay
Writer
Pierre Bernier
Pierre Bernier
Editor
Jacques Drouin
Jacques Drouin
Sound
Jocelyn Bérubé
Jocelyn Bérubé
Music
Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas
Music
Plume Latraverse
Plume Latraverse
Music
Alain Dostie
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography

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