An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)

Directed by

Chris Petit

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

15

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman works as a private investigator. She looks into a university student's suicide and finds secrets in his family.

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What happens

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a 1982 British psychological thriller film directed by Chris Petit and starring Billie Whitelaw, Paul Freeman, and Pippa Guard. It follows a young female private investigator who is hired to investigate the mysterious suicide of a university student, only to uncover a number of disturbing secrets about his family. The film is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by P. D. James. It marked the first adaptation of the novel, followed by a television series adaptation produced in 1997. The film was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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