Story of Women
1988 · Movie · TV-14 · 108 min · ★ 7.3 · 77% critics
In wartime France, a struggling mother tries to support her family through illegal abortions and by renting out a room, while her injured husband returns home to a changed household. As money and independence grow, so do the tensions around her choices and personal life.
Also known as A Story of Women
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Details
- Original title
- Une affaire de femmes
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-09-14
- Language
- French
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (185 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intense, morally complicated period dramas in the vein of Betty or La cérémonie; Not for you if you want uplifting relationships, easy heroes, or light wartime stories.
Pros: provocative wartime premise; morally complex lead; tense personal drama | Cons: bleak subject matter; unsympathetic choices; emotionally heavy tone
Themes
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- based on true story
- prostitution
- nazi collaborationism
- 1940s
- abortion
- occupied france (1940-44)
- abortionist
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Marie Latour
François Cluzet
as Paul Latour
Nils Tavernier
as Lucien
Marie Trintignant
as Lulu / Lucie
- GF
Guillaume Foutrier
as Pierrot 1
- NF
Nicolas Foutrier
as Pierrot 2
- AG
Aurore Gauvin
as Mouche 1
Lolita Chammah
as Mouche 2
Marie Bunel
as Ginette
Dominique Blanc
as Jasmine
Directed by Claude Chabrol