- Summary
- 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.
- Other Title
- Affaire de femmes.
- Variant Title
- Story of women
- Series
- Classic collection
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision Entertainment, [2004]
- Locale
- France
- Other Authors/Editors
- Karmitz, Marin.
Tavernier, Colo.
Chabrol, Claude, 1930-2010.
Huppert, Isabelle.
Cluzet, François.
Trintignant, Marie, 1962-2003.
Tavernier, Nils.
Rabier, Jean, 1927-2016.
Fardoulis, Monique.
Chabrol, Matthieu.
Jorry, Corinne.
Benoît-Fresco, Françoise.
Szpiner, Francis.
MK2 Productions.
Films A2 (Firm)
Films du Camelia (Firm)
SEPT (Television station : France)
Sofica Sofinergie (Firm)
Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
- Notes
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Adapted from Une affaire de femmes / de Francis Szpiner.
Special features: New, enhanced digital transfer; scene comments by Claude Chabrol; presentation by critic Joël 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.
Director of photography, Jean Rabier ; editor, Monique Fardoulis ; music, Matthieu Chabrol ; costume designer, Corinne Jorry ; production designer, Françoise Benoît-Fresco.
Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
French dialogue (mono) with optional English subtitles.
