My Piece of the Pie (2011)
Director: Cédric Klapisch
Actors: Audrey Lamy, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Pierre Martins, Karin Viard, Raphaële Godin, Zinedine Soualem
Country: France
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The Sporting Club (1971)
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Please Sir! (1971)
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Key to the City (1950)
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Tommy the Toreador (1959)
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
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Spanking the Monkey (1994)
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