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The harsh life of a troubled young man provides the basis of this grim French tragedy that begins when the fellow stops into a shop to buy a pack of the title cigarettes. There he meets a pretty shop girl with whom he falls in love and eventually marries. It was a foolish choice, for the two cannot get along and constantly fight. Things get worse when the husband resumes his criminal activities and gets caught. The two are about to divorce when the woman gets pregnant. The time comes for their baby to be born and while sitting in the waiting room, the husband reflects upon his past activities, which are revealed via flashback.Read moreLess
The harsh life of a troubled young man provides the basis of this grim French tragedy that begins when the fellow stops into a shop to buy a pack of the title cigarettes. There he meets a pretty shop girl with whom he falls in love and eventually marries. It was a foolish choice, for the two cannot get along and constantly fight. Things get worse when the husband resumes his criminal activities and gets caught. The two are about to divorce when the woman gets pregnant. The time comes for their baby to be born and while sitting in the waiting room, the husband reflects upon his past activities, which are revealed via flashback.
The story
The harsh life of a troubled young man provides the basis of this grim French tragedy that begins when the fellow stops into a shop to buy a pack of the title cigarettes. There he meets a pretty shop girl with whom he falls in love and eventually marries. It was a foolish choice, for the two cannot get along and constantly fight. Things get worse when the husband resumes his criminal activities and gets caught. The two are about to divorce when the woman gets pregnant. The time comes for their baby to be born and while sitting in the waiting room, the husband reflects upon his past activities, which are revealed via flashback.
Cast & crew
Annie GirardotLa mère
Jean-Pierre KalfonIvan à 30 ans
Nella BielskiJeanne
Bruno CremerLe père
Anne WiazemskyL'infirmière
Tanya LopertLa Mort
Henri GarcinL'ambulancier rabatteur
Tsilla CheltonLa directrice
Liza BraconnierInfirmière
Jean LescotUn chasseurExplore the crew
- Director
- Michel Cournot
- Original Music Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Director of Photography
- Alain Levent
- Producer
- Georges Dancigers
- Producer
- Claude Lelouch
- Producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Writer
- Michel Cournot
- Editor
- Agnès Guillemot