A Second Chance (1976)

  • NR
  • 09/30/1976 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.

Claude Lelouch

Director, Writer

Cast

Catherine Deneuve's headshot

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Berger
Anouk Aimée's headshot

Anouk Aimée

Sarah Gordon
Charles Denner's headshot

Charles Denner

L'avocat
Francis Huster's headshot

Francis Huster

Patrick
Colette Baudot's headshot

Colette Baudot

Lucienne Lanot
Jean-Jacques Briot's headshot

Jean-Jacques Briot

Simon Berger
Jean-Pierre Kalfon's headshot

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Le bijouter
Valérie Lagrange's headshot

Valérie Lagrange

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