
Manon Lescaut (2013)
There is nothing we can do against the call of love. Amiens, 1713. Des Grieux is a noble young student, wise for his years, who’s preparing to become a knight of the Order of Malta. With a fine future as a teacher of rhetoric ahead of him, he meets a young commoner, Manon Lescaut, a candle maker’s daughter. It’s love at first sight.
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Director: Gabriel Aghion
Actors: Céline Perreau, Laurent Stocker, Ornella Boulé, Pascal Henault, Robert Hirsch, Samuel Theis, Xavier Gallais
Country: France

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