A Simple Story

1978 film directed by Claude Sautet
Movie film Q1306717
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Summary

A Simple Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (809 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Claude Sautet[3]
  • Screenwriter: Claude Sautet[4], Jean-Loup Dabadie[5]
  • Composer: Philippe Sarde[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Romy Schneider[8], Bruno Cremer[9], Claude Brasseur[10], Sophie Daumier[11], Eva Darlan[12], Francine Bergé[13], Madeleine Robinson[14], Arlette Bonnard[15], Blanche Ravalec[16], Jacques Sereys[17], Jean Deschamps[18], Jean-François Garreaud[19], Michel Debost[20], Nadine Alari[21]
  • Producer: Horst Wendlandt[22]
  • Director of photography: Jean Boffety[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[24]
  • Color: color[25]
  • Country of origin: France[26], Germany[27]
  • Publication date: November 22, 1978[28], January 5, 1979[29]
  • Narrative location: Paris[30]
  • Main subject: human pregnancy[31], abortion[32]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[33], César Award for Best Actress[34], International Submission to the Academy Awards[35]
  • Title: Une histoire simple[36]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[37]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[38]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[39]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[40]
  • Sound designer: Pierre Lenoir[41]

Why It Matters

A Simple Story has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . filmdienst.de. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'cs', 'cv', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'ht', 'id', '
    Ampas collections film id → W080625
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W080625, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 75975
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 75975, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 26293
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 26293, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 32429
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ César award film id: 32429, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296257982|Une histoire simple (#296257982)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8117|César film ID"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1978-11-22T00:00:00Z, +1979-01-05T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Claude Sautet, Jean-Loup Dabadie
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/simple_story, m/une_histoire_simple
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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