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A Good Marriage
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Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.
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Acutely exact both psychologically and socially.
The scope of Le Beau Mariage is limited, but everything within it is well-defined and magically, unexpectedly, illuminating.
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