Story of Women (1988)
- Original title
- Une affaire de femmes
- Directed by
- Claude Chabrol
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 185 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1940s France, a woman from a poor background starts performing abortions to earn extra money. The film shows her domestic struggles and the escalating legal jeopardy she faces.
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What happens
Story of Women (French: Une affaire de femmes) is a 1988 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol, based on the true story of Marie-Louise Giraud, guillotined on 30 July 1943 for having performed 27 abortions in the Cherbourg area, and the 1986 book Une affaire de femmes by Francis Szpiner. The film premiered at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which Isabelle Huppert was awarded the prize for Best Actress. It has been cited as a favorite by filmmaker John Waters, who presented it as his annual selection within the 2008 Maryland Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Poker (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.