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Mado (1976)
director of photography:
Jean Boffety
cast:
Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Romy Schneider, Jacques Dutronc, Julien Guiomar, Charles Denner, Claude Dauphin, Michel Aumont
director:
Claude Sautet
running time:
135 min.
writer:
Claude Sautet, Claude Néron
synopsis
Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount rate. Reluctant to fall into Lépidon's trap, Simon decides to resolve the crisis himself. A prostitute, Mado, provides him with the solution to his problems...
Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount rate. Reluctant to fall into Lépidon's trap, Simon decides to resolve the crisis himself. A prostitute, Mado, provides him with the solution to his problems...
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