Une affaire de femmes [videorecording] = Story of women / MK2 Productions, Films A2, Films du Camelia, La Sept en association avec la Sofica Sofinergia prâesentent un film de Claude Chabrol ; produit par Marin Karmitz ; scâenario, adaptation, Colo Tavernier O'Hagan et Claude Chabrol ; dialogue, Colo Tavernier O'Hagan ; un film de Claude Chabrol.

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: STO180 | Home Vision EntertainmentLanguage: French Summary language: English Original language: French Series: Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)Publication details: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision Entertainment, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

078002897X
9780780028975

Other title:

Story of women

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DDC classification:

791.43/72 22

LOC classification:

CM DVD 00210

Production credits:

Director of photography, Jean Rabier ; editor, Monique Fardoulis ; music, Matthieu Chabrol ; costume designer, Corinne Jorry ; production designer, Franðcoise Benoãit-Fresco.

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Franðcois Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier.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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso)	CM DVD 00210 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000030201

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

French dialogue (mono) with optional English subtitles.

Isabelle Huppert, Franðcois Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier.

Director of photography, Jean Rabier ; editor, Monique Fardoulis ; music, Matthieu Chabrol ; costume designer, Corinne Jorry ; production designer, Franðcoise Benoãit-Fresco.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.

Adapted from Une affaire de femmes / de Francis Szpiner.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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.

Special features: New, enhanced digital transfer; scene comments by Claude Chabrol; presentation by critic Joèel 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.

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