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According to the book Journal Particulier de Paul Léautaud, the love story that was born between him and Marie D., whom he met at the Mercure de France in 1922, on the occasion of an article she wrote to appear.
Acting
Serrault's magnificent grump — every sigh lands.
Writing
Léautaud's actual diaries, brutal and self-aware.

Director
Jean-Pierre Rawson
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