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The Things of Life

Les Choses de la vie

1970 · Film · 89 min

Directed by Claude Sautet

DramaRomance

The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

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  1. NeutralshadowtreeJul 1, 2026

    It is legitimately impossible to purchase certain movies, especially classic, in any format due to regional blocks.

    Simple example: "The Things of Life", a classic French movie from 1970. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_of_Life

    No way to get it in the US. No physical media, no streaming. It is on Apple TV ... in France.

    You can torrent it.

    Utterly brokem model.

    Music is the same btw, Apple Music and Spotify geoblock music. Workaround is to add to your library when traveling in EU. Insane.