588 rue Paradis
Jan 14 1992
•2h 15m
•Comedy, Drama
A successful playwright reflects on his journey from his Armenian roots to adapting in France, forty years after his family's move to Marseilles. He now goes by a new name to fit in better with French society.
Cast
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Richard Berry
Pierre Zakar
Claudia Cardinale
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Omar Sharif
Hagop Zakarian
Jacques Villeret
Alexandre Pagès
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