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Love stories that are too simple don't deserve to have films made about them.

Patrice Leconte

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Patrice Leconte
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 12
Actor
Cartoonist
Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Television Director
Paris
France
Love
Deserve
Films
Simple
Film
Stories
Made

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