Roman de Gare

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Roman de Gare
Directed by	Claude Lelouch
Produced by	Claude Lelouch
Written by	Claude Lelouch Pierre Uytterhoeven
Starring	Dominique Pinon Fanny Ardant Audrey Dana Zinedine Soualem Myriam Boyer
Music by	Gilbert Becaud Alex Jaffray
Cinematography	Gerard de Battista
Editing by	Jean Gargonne Stephane Mazalaigue
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Company (U.S.)
Release date(s)	27 June 2007 (France) 18 April 2008 (U.S.)
Running time	103 min.
Country	France
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Roman de Gare (2007) is a film directed by French filmmaker Claude Lelouch. The film follows a novelist, her ghost writer, and a wayward young woman as a chance encounter at a rest stop interrupts the delicate balance of their lives. French actor Dominique Pinon received wide praise for his rare turn as the film's leading man. The title is French slang for "trashy novel one reads in a train or train station" similar to the English phrase "beach book".

[edit] Reception

Roman de Gare was released in the United States in April 2008 to positive reviews, earning a 77% rating on the popular review website rottentomatoes.^[1]