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The Key Is in the Door (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 98 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Yves Boisset
- Starring
- Barbara Steele, Annie Girardot, Stéphane Jobert, Patrick Dewaere, Philippe Taccini, Éléonore Klarwein
Marie (Annie Girardot), a divorced high‑school teacher, shares a class with her 16‑year‑old daughter. Believing in egalitarian friendships, she keeps her door open to students. When a protégée is found beaten outside, an ER doctor treats her, sparking an affair. As her daughter dates an unsuitable boy, Marie reexamines her open‑door policy.
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