A Common Thread (2004)
French drama, the debut film from writer-director Eléonore Faucher. Teenager Claire (Lola Naymark) discovers she is pregnant and decides to keep it a secret. Abandoning her dead-end supermarket job, she is taken on as an apprentice by couturiere Madame Mélikian (Ariane Ascaride), who is grieving over the death of her own child. As the two women work together, they soon develop a supportive and fam
Director: Éléonore Faucher
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Lola Naymark as Claire Moutiers |
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Marie Félix as Lucile |
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Thomas Laroppe as Guillaume |
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Arthur Quehen as Thomas |
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Élisabeth Commelin as Mme. Moutiers |
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Christophe Hatey as Butcher |
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François Noël as Bike Guy |
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Yasmine Modestine as Nurse |
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Annie-Claude Sauton as Baker |
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Nathalie Kirzin as Round Woman |
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Ludivine Morissonaud as Clotilde |
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Mark Valladolid as Jose Dela Cruz |
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Ariane Ascaride as Mme. Mélikian |
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Jackie Berroyer as M Lescuyer |
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Anne Canovas as Mme. Lescuyer |
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Marina Tomé as Gynecologist |
| Directing | Éléonore Faucher | Director |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Writing | Éléonore Faucher | Writer |
| Camera | Pierre Cottereau | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gaëlle Macé | Writer |
| Sound | Michael Galasso | Original Music Composer |