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Ordinary Tenderness

Ordinary Tenderness

Genres

Drama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

9.5/10

Release Date

04 April 1973

Country

Canada

Cast

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

Marie-Hélène Tremblay

Marie-Hélène Tremblay

Véronique Tremblay

Véronique Tremblay

Tiffany Lee

Tiffany Lee

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