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A Simple Story
“...it could be yours”
60%
Movie
1h 47m
AI Analysis
A Simple Story (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Simple Story (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~107 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Simple Story 60% (56 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 56 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
28%match
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Synopsis
A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 3425
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Where can I watch A Simple Story (1978)?
A Simple Story is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for A Simple Story?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for A Simple Story directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is A Simple Story about?
A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.
Is there an AI analysis for A Simple Story?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie A Simple Story?
The official runtime for A Simple Story is approximately 107 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Romy Schneider
Marie

Bruno Cremer
Georges

Claude Brasseur
Serge

Arlette Bonnard
Gabrielle

Sophie Daumier
Esther

Éva Darlan
Anna

Jacques Sereys
Charles

Madeleine Robinson
La mère
- Y
Yves Knapp
Martin

Pierre Semmler
Patrick

Jean-François Garreaud
Christian

Pierre Forget
Le délégué syndical
- M
Michel Debost
Michel
- N
Nicolas Sempe
Maurice
- V
Vera Schroeder
Françoise

Nadine Alari
La gynécologue

Francine Bergé
Francine

Roger Pigaut
Jérôme
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