Les Bonnes Femmes

1960 1h 40m FR

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6.3

MID

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78%

FRESH

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7.2

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 76🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 3,225

Drama

Synopsis

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Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bernadette Lafont
Jane
Clotilde Joano
Jacqueline
Stéphane Audran
Ginette
Lucile Saint-Simon
Rita
Pierre Bertin
Monsieur Belin
Jean-Louis Maury
Marcel
Albert Dinan
Albert
Ave Ninchi
Madame Louise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Claude Chabrol, Paul Gégauff
Languages: Italian, French
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Misraki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacques Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bernadette Lafont and Clotilde Joano and Stéphane Audran carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Chabrol directs. Henri Decaë behind the camera. Paul Misraki scores. Jacques Gaillard cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, French.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paul Misraki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jacques Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bernadette Lafont and Clotilde Joano and Stéphane Audran carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0053666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "paris, france", "tiger", "homicide", "roommates".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.