When his young wife commits suicide with no explanation, an introspective pawnbroker looks back on their life together.
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The people behind it
Dominique Sanda
Elle
Guy Frangin
Luc, son mari
Jeanne Lobre
Anna, la bonne
Claude Ollier
Le médecin
Jacques Kébadian
Le dragueur
Gilles Sandier
Le maire
Dorothée Blanck
L'infirmière
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