Story of Women

Story of Women
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUne affaire de femmes
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Screenplay by
Based onUne affaire de femmes
by Francis Szpiner
Produced byMarin Karmitz
Starring
CinematographyJean Rabier
Edited byMonique Fardoulis
Music byMatthieu Chabrol
Production
companies
  • MK2 Productions
  • Films A2
  • Les Films du Camélia
  • La Sept
  • Sofinergie Films
Distributed byMK2 Diffusion
Release dates
  • 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) (Venice)
  • 14 September 1988 (1988-09-14) (France)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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 30 July 1943 for having performed 27 abortions in the Cherbourg area, and the 1986 book Une affaire de femmes by Francis Szpiner.

The film premiered at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which Isabelle Huppert was awarded the prize for best actress.[1] It has been cited as a favorite by filmmaker John Waters, who presented it as his annual selection within the 2008 Maryland Film Festival.

  1. ^ "Ermanno Olmi Wins Prize At Venice Film Festival". New York Times. 10 September 1988. Retrieved 17 July 2013.