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Released
1988 · FILM

Story of Women

Directed by
Runtime
108 min
Language
FR
DramaHistoryRomance
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

Set in France during World War II, the story follows Marie Latour, a mother of two who struggles to make ends meet. To support herself, she performs underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She pays little attention to her husband, who has returned from the war due to an injury, and instead focuses on her own life. As abortions begin to generate a steady income, Marie finds ways to alleviate her boredom, including beginning a relationship with a young lover.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Monique FardoulisShot by Jean RabierScored by Matthieu ChabrolDesigned by Francoise Benoit Fresco

Also known as

  • Eine Frauensachede
  • A Story of Womenen
  • Un affare di donneit

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