The Story of Women

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The Story of Women ★★★ Une Affaire de Femmes 1988

Riveting factual account of a woman (Huppert) who was guillotined for performing abortions in Nazi-occupied France. In French with English subtitles. 110m/C VHS . FR Isabelle Huppert, Francois Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils (Niels) Tavernier, Louis Ducreux; D: Claude Chabrol; W: Claude Chabrol, Colo Tavernier O'Hagan; C: Jean Rabier; M: Matthieu Chabrol. L.A. Film Critics '89: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics '89: Foreign Film; Venice Film Fest. '88: Actress (Huppert).

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