It Only Happens to Others () is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Nadine Trintignant. The film was made in the wake of the death of Nadine and Jean-Louis Trintignant's daughter Pauline in 1969. Cast Catherine Deneuve as Catherine Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello Serge Marquand as Catherine's brother Dominique Labourier as Marguerite Danièle Lebrun as Sophie Catherine Allégret as mother in park Marc Eyraud Rosa Chiara Magrini as Marcello's sister Benoît Ferreux as little girl Marie Trintignant Catherine Hiegel Edouard Niermans as young man Andrée Damant as nurse References External links 1971 films 1971 drama films 1970s French films 1970s French-language films 1970s Italian films Films about grieving Films directed by Nadine Trintignant French drama films French-language Italian films Italian drama films