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Girls in Distress (1939)

Girls in Distress poster
Original title
Jeunes filles en détresse
Directed by
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young women face social hardships and personal struggles in late 1930s France. The story follows their interactions and emotional journeys as they try to find their way through difficult circumstances.

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What happens

Girls in Distress (French: Jeunes filles en détresse) is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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