Story of Women

1988 1h 48m FR

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7.3

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85%

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7.5

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★7.3TMDB · 191🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 6,462

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Synopsis

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France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury, and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting up with a young lover.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Marie Latour
François Cluzet
Paul Latour
Nils Tavernier
Lucien
Marie Trintignant
Lulu / Lucie
Guillaume Foutrier
Pierrot 1
Nicolas Foutrier
Pierrot 2
Aurore Gauvin
Mouche 1
Lolita Chammah
Mouche 2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Colo Tavernier O'Hagan, Claude Chabrol
Languages: German, French
Countries: France

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Isabelle Huppert and François Cluzet and Nils Tavernier carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude Chabrol directs. Jean Rabier behind the camera. Matthieu Chabrol scores. Monique Fardoulis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, French.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
3Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Isabelle Huppert and François Cluzet and Nils Tavernier carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0096336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "world war ii", "based on true story", "prostitution".