Les Gauloises bleues
1969The 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.
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Annie Girardot
as La mère
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Ivan à 30 ans
Nella Bielski
as Jeanne
Bruno Cremer
as Le père
Georges Demestre
as Ivan à 6 ans
Anne Wiazemsky
as L'infirmière
Tanya Lopert
as La Mort
Karina Gondy
as L'assistante sociale
Henri Garcin
as L'ambulancier rabatteur
Tsilla Chelton
as La directrice
Liza Braconnier
as Infirmière
Jean Lescot
as Un chasseur
Marcello Pagliero
as Le marchand bohémien
François Périer
as Le juge
José Varela
as Le juriste