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The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

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Anne-Marie lives an easy life with Gilbert, a rich plastic surgeon: a beautiful house, a doggy, a cleaning lady, expensive furniture, the lot. Not so easy in fact when she thinks twice. She does not get on with her husband any longer. She gets on his nerves and he does not attract her any longer. She feels good only when she jogs on the beach and ... when she is the arms of her lover, Leo. One day, Gilbert gets killed in a car accident. Good news, since she will be able to live with Leo. The trouble is her well-meaning family settle at her villa with a view to supporting the "poor widow" morally. Anne-Marie just cannot admit she is not distressed at all, especially to her son Christophe. She is now even more of a prisoner than when Gilbert was alive...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$22872698

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

01 November 2007

Country

France

Cast

Michèle Laroque

Michèle Laroque

Anne-Marie

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Léo

Wladimir Yordanoff

Wladimir Yordanoff

Gilbert

Tom Morton

Tom Morton

Christophe

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Nicole

Claire Nadeau

Claire Nadeau

Viviane

Éva Darlan

Éva Darlan

Catherine

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Gaby

Michel Lagueyrie

Michel Lagueyrie

Michel

Agnès Boury

Agnès Boury

Madame Jobert

Caroline Raynaud

Caroline Raynaud

Alexia

Choukri Gabteni

Choukri Gabteni

Saadi

Franck Pitiot

Franck Pitiot

Maurice

Julien Cafaro

Julien Cafaro

Pierrot

Tadrina Hocking

Tadrina Hocking

Brigitte

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