It Only Happens to Others (1971)

5.2/10 90 min Drama

Overview

Catherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello

Serge Marquand

Le frère de Catherine

Danièle Lebrun

Sophie

Dominique Labourier

Marguerite

Catherine Allégret

La mère dans le parc

Marc Eyraud

Benoît Ferreux

La petite fille

Marie Trintignant

Andrée Damant

L'infirmière

Charles Gérard

Un collègue de Marcello (uncredited)

Claude Pinoteau

Un collègue de Marcello (uncredited)

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