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What it's about
Marie Latour, a woman of limited schooling, raises two children in a ratty flat during World War II in occupied France. In 1941, her husband Paul returns from German captivity, too weak to hold a job. Marie discovers she can make money performing abortions, using a soapy water douche. Many of her clients are knocked up by occupying Germans. She buys better food and clothes, looks for a new flat, and, through an acquaintance, who is a prostitute, rents out her bedrooms to hookers during the day. She's indifferent to Paul; his humiliations grow as does her income. She hopes to be a singer. Male Vichy umbrage and moral hypocrisy may upend her. What is she thinking?
Cast and crew
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Starring
- Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant
Details
- Release date
- Feb 1, 1990
- Language
- French, German
- Country
- France
- Box office
- $438,483
- Awards
- 14 wins & 8 nominations total
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