The Things of Life

Year: 1970

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: French

Director: Claude Sautet

RomanceDrama

Pierre Bérard, a successful middle‑aged architect, finds his thoughts divided between the unstable present he shares with his younger lover Hélène and the warm recollections of his former marriage to Catherine. As he drives toward Rennes, a decisive crossroads looms, promising to shape his true destiny.

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