Based on the book by Francis Szpiner. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988./ Inspir ̌librement de "Une affaire de femmes" de Francis Szpiner./ Special features: New, enhanced digital transfer; scene comments by Claude Chabrol; presentation by critic Jol͡ Magny; interviews with producer Martin Karmitz and writer Francis Szpiner; director filmography; original French theatrical trailer; essay by film critic and author Wheeler Winston Dixon. Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant.
Contents:
To survive Nazi-occupied 1940's France, Marie turns to illegally aborting pregnancies for a hefty fee. As her income increases, Marie moves her family to a posh apartment. Completely seduced by her lifestyle, Marie ignores her shell-shocked husband Paul. Things take a disastrous turn after one of Marie's "customers" dies and her husband turns her over to the authorities. Inspired by the real-life of Marie-Louise Girard, who was executed in 1943 by the Vichy Government, who'd declared abortion as a Crime Against the State because it diminished the number of potential soldiers.
Summary:
Story of a woman whose life changes radically after she performs an abortion for a distraught neighbor. Purchased for American Cinema Class.
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