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Story of Women (French: Une affaire de femmes) is a 1988 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol based on the true story of Marie-Louise Giraud, guillotined on July 30, 1943, for having performed 27 abortions in the Cherbourg area, and the book by Francis Szpiner.
The film premiered at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which Isabelle Huppert was awarded the prize for best actress. It has been cited as a favorite by filmmaker John Waters, who presented it as his annual selection within the 2008 Maryland Film Festival.
Original Release
09/14/1988
US Release
10/13/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Marie / Marie Latour |
| Francois Cluzet | Paul / Paul Latour |
| Marie Trintignant | Lulu / Lucie |
| Nils Tavernier | Lucien |
| Lolita Chammah | Mouche #2 / Mouche 2 |
| Aurore Gauvin | Mouche #1 / Mouche 1 |
| Guillaume Foutrier | Pierrot #1 / Pierrot 1 |
| Nicolas Foutrier | Pierrot #2 / Pierrot 2 |
| Marie Bunel | Ginette |
| Dominique Blanc | Jasmine |
Directors
Writers
Claude Chabrol, Colo Tavernier, Francis Szpiner
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Marie / Marie Latour |
| Francois Cluzet | Paul / Paul Latour |
| Marie Trintignant | Lulu / Lucie |
| Nils Tavernier | Lucien |
| Lolita Chammah | Mouche #2 / Mouche 2 |
| Aurore Gauvin | Mouche #1 / Mouche 1 |
| Guillaume Foutrier | Pierrot #1 / Pierrot 1 |
| Nicolas Foutrier | Pierrot #2 / Pierrot 2 |
| Marie Bunel | Ginette |
| Dominique Blanc | Jasmine |
| Evelyne Didi | Fernande |
| Dani | Loulou |
| François Maistre | Le président Lamarre-Coudray / president Lamarre-Coudray |
| Vincent Gauthier | Me Fillon / Judge Fillon / Fillon |
| Myriam David | Rachel |
| Pierre-François Duméniaud | Le patron du Café |
| Bernard Houdeville | Le paysan |
| Claire Conty | La coiffeuse |
| Thomas Chabrol | Le garçon de café |
| Catherine Deville | Yvonne |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Marin Karmitz | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
