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Le Voyage en Douce

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Lucie (Geraldine Chaplin) and Hélène (Dominique Sanda) are lifelong friends living in Paris. When Lucie comes to believe that her husband has been sleeping around behind her back, she retreats to Hélène's apartment for comfort. Soon, the two decide to embark on a weekend road trip to the French countryside to escape their lives. When they arrive, they muse on the nature of love, lust, desire and sexuality, and discuss their disillusionment with their adult lives.

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Rob Schmieder Gay Community News (Boston) 08/18/2022
Voyage en Douce has the distinction of succeeding brilliantly as pornography. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/14/2021
This account of a Franco-Armenian woman's visit to post-Soviet Armenia is more varied and lively, less stagnant, it seems to me, than Guédiguian's Marseilles films. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/15/2009 A beautiful story about the hidden "Holocaust" in Armenia See more 09/08/2008 Le voyage de la re(découverte), le retour aux racines même si on veut les cacher au plus profond de soi ! See more 06/13/2008 "what is a man without dreams? Is he only a man?" Looking for her father in Armenia, a french woman finds herself, her roots... A magnificent movie, makes you really understand how strong one's roots can be, how even through poorness and a difficult life, one can really love his or her country... See more 11/21/2007 Great movie, a must see. See more 11/11/2007 beautiful - and different. Mount Ararat is definitely a "must go"... some day... See more 07/18/2007 One of my favorite movies of all time. I can't wait to see it again!!! See more Read all reviews
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Michel Deville

Director

Dominique Sanda

Hélène

Geraldine Chaplin

Lucie
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lucie (Geraldine Chaplin) and Hélène (Dominique Sanda) are lifelong friends living in Paris. When Lucie comes to believe that her husband has been sleeping around behind her back, she retreats to Hélène's apartment for comfort. Soon, the two decide to embark on a weekend road trip to the French countryside to escape their lives. When they arrive, they muse on the nature of love, lust, desire and sexuality, and discuss their disillusionment with their adult lives.
Director
Michel Deville
Production Co
Gaumont
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 38m