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Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1988 |
| Running time: | 108 minutes |
| Cast: | Isabelle Huppert, Francois Cluzet, Nils Tavernier, Marie Trintignant |
| Director: | Claude Chabrol |
Description: The women in this story are the customers of amateur abortionist Isabelle Huppert. The time is 1941, and the place is a Nazi-occupied French town. Struggling to survive, Huppert turns to illegally terminating unwanted pregnancies for a hefty fee. As her income increases, Huppert moves her family from their grimy surroundings to a posh apartment, sharing her digs with her new friend, prostitute Marie Trintignant. Completely seduced by her affluent lifestyle, Huppert ignores her shell-shocked husband Francois Cluzet, preferring to dally with Nazi collaborator Nils Tavernier. Things take a disastrous turn after one of Huppert's customers dies and her disgruntled husband turns her over to the authorities. Story of Women was inspired by the real-life tale of Marie-Louise Girard, who in 1943 was executed by the Vichy Government, who'd declared abortion as a Crime Against the State because it diminished the number of potential soldiers.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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