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A Woman's Story (1920)

A Woman's Story poster
Original title
La storia di una donna
Directed by
Eugenio Perego
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother in Italy is forced to work as a high-class prostitute to support her child. The film follows her struggles and the difficult choices she must make.

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What happens

A Woman's Story or The Story of One Woman (Italian: La storia di una donna) is a 1920 Italian silent drama film directed by Eugenio Perego and starring Pina Menichelli, Luigi Serventi and Livio Pavanelli. A single mother has to work as a high-class prostitute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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