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A housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war.A housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war.A housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war.
- Awards
- 14 wins & 8 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaBased upon the true story of Marie-Louise Giraud, with character names changed.
- SoundtracksLe Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer
Written by Ernest Chausson
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An amazing film loosely based on the last woman in France to be guillotined. Her crime is performing abortions.
I'd like to focus on this film as a French film, not of the United States. If one has seen "La Chagrin et la Pitie," then one knows the legacy of this film. France was not perfect during WWII. Not everyone in France was part of the resistance, mainly, they were trying to survive. I think its an amazing film that sheds light on a crucial point in French history. Yes, it's about abortion and Chabrol does a great job ensuring his abortionist is less than perfect. That's a wonderful point he makes, that no one is perfect, not even the moral majority of the government. But, I come away from this film with the same questions that I get from "Lacombe, Lucien," which are: 'what would I have done?' And, please, don't Monday morning quarterback World War II.
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- kthnly
- Oct 17, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Story of Women
- Filming locations
- Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France(interiors: women's prison)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $438,483
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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