Ordinary Tenderness

Nan
1h 22m
1973
9.5 /10 (2)

Overview

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

Country : Canada
Genre : Drama
Languages : Français
Released Date: 1973-04-04

Top Billed Cast

Esther Auger

Esther

Jean-Pierre Bourque

Xavier

Jocelyn Bérubé

Jocelyn Levesque

Claudette Delorimier

Woman on Train

J. Léo Gagnon

Widower

Luce Guilbeault

Bernadette

Plume Latraverse

Jean-René Ouellet

Marie-Hélène Tremblay

Véronique Tremblay

Tiffany Lee

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