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Le Journal d’une femme en blanc (1965)

Dir: Claude Autant-Lara         Drama       stars 3
Overview
Le Journal d’une femme en blanc is a French film first released in 1965, directed by Claude Autant-Lara.  The film is based on a novel by André Soubiran and stars Marie-José Nat, Claude Gensac, Jean Valmont, Paloma Matta and Jean-Pierre Dorat.  It has also been released under the title: A Woman in White.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Synopsis
Claude Sauvage is a maternity nurse at a large Parisian hospital who recounts her daily experiences in her diary.  She has to deal not only with pregnant young woman from unstable backgrounds but also older woman who already have too many children.  One day, Claude finds that she herself is pregnant, by Pascal, one of her doctor colleagues.  One of Claude’s patients is Mariette Hugon, a nice young girl who is in a steady relationship with her boyfriend.  With money hard to come by, Mariette is keen to have an abortion, but Claude is insistent that she should proceed with the birth, even offering her help to bring up the child.  Claude does not realise that Mariette is desperate and quite prepared to do something foolish...
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Credits
  • Director: Claude Autant-Lara
  • Script: Jean Aurenche, André Soubiran (novel), René Wheeler
  • Photo: Michel Kelber
  • Music: Michel Magne
  • Cast: Marie-José Nat (Claude Sauvage), Claude Gensac (Mlle Viralleau), Jean Valmont (Pascal), Paloma Matta (Mariette Hugon), Jean-Pierre Dorat (Landeau), Ellen Bernsen (Mme Michelon), Robert Benoît (Yves Hugon), Daniel Ceccaldi (L’inspecteur Georget), Annick Allières, Martine de Breteuil (La mère de Mariette), Germaine Delbat (Un docteur)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 120 min; B&W
  • Aka: A Woman in White


 
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