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The Watchmaker of St. Paul
FRANCE · 1974

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

Bertrand Tavernier
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Synopsis

Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.

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