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The End of the Day
FRANCE · 1939

The End of the Day

Julien Duvivier
aging nostalgia failed careers jealousy poverty
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Synopsis

Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.

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