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It was sometimes 60 degrees [Celsius], but it's very strange, cinema makes you forget reality most of the time. You are more concerned about your inner feelings, or your work.
Isabelle Huppert
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Isabelle Huppert
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 16
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Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert
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