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Park Benches (2009)
As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every morning, she joins her colleagues at the office with a smile. It's a working day just like any other. Then suddenly all activity in the office stops. All attention is turned towards the window of the opposite building opposite and abanner reading: Man Alone. Is it a hoax? A cry for help? Everyone has his own interpretation, and will try, by any means possible, to discover what lies behind this mysterious message.
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As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every morning, she joins her colleagues at the office with a smile. It's a working day just like any other. Then suddenly all activity in the office stops. All attention is turned towards the window of the opposite building opposite and abanner reading: Man Alone. Is it a hoax? A cry for help? Everyone has his own interpretation, and will try, by any means possible, to discover what lies behind this mysterious message.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Written By:Olivia Basset, Bruno Podalydès
In Theaters:11/11/2009
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Why Not Productions, France 2 Cinéma, UGC Films
Cast
Bruno Podalydès
Director
Denis Podalydès
Aimé Mermot
Florence Muller
Lucie, the secretary
Pierre Arditi
Mr. Borelly
Hippolyte Girardot
Executive # 1
Josiane Balasko
Solange Renivelle
Michel Vuillermoz
Executive # 2
Didier Bourdon
Captain # 1
Chantal Lauby
Pascale
Chiara Mastroianni
Marianne's mother / Client with glasses
Claude Rich
Backgammon player # 1
Michel Aumont
Backgammon player # 2
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