The Roads of Exile
1978, French. Directed by Claude Goretta.
French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistress (Dominique Labourier).
- Runtime
- 3h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Claude GorettaDirector
- François SimonJean-Jacques Rousseau
- Dominique LabourierThérèse Le Vasseur
- David MarkhamRichard Davenport
- Laurence MercierMme. de Boufflers
- Corinne CodereyMme de Warens
- Pierre LondicheAlexandre du Peyrou
- John SharpDavid Hume
- Dominique RozanLe lieutenant de police
- Vania VilersManoury
- Vernon DobtcheffLe peintre Ramsay
- Hélène VincentLa comtesse d'Egmont
- Alec SabinCast
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Original title
- Les Chemins de l'exil ou Les dernières années de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Country
- France, Switzerland
- Written by
- Georges Haldas
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The Roads of Exile runs 200 minutes (3h 20m).
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The Roads of Exile isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Roads of Exile, try The Miniaturist, The Rosa Parks Story, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Who directed The Roads of Exile?
The Roads of Exile (1978) was directed by Claude Goretta and stars François Simon, Dominique Labourier, David Markham.