Along with Mr Breteau, they are Emilie Lelouch, Philippe van Winkelberg, Alain Peligat, Agnes Pelleran and Christophe Letien.

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The first and last scenes of this movie vaguely remind you of an old Claude Lelouch weepie lovers looking wretched in a picturesque fog.

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The new thriller from Claude Lelouch shows that, at the age of seventy, he has lost none of his taste for the glossy, meandering narrative.

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Mr Breteau and Ms Lelouch, who had been living in South Africa, refused to attend the start of the trial in early December, reportedly saying they had "no wish to give an account of themselves".

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