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A Woman in the Night

1943 · 105 min

A sombre, slow-moving backstage melodrama about escape and suspicion, carried by a woman's quiet struggle to outrun her past.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A theater troupe is touring Manon Lescaut, starring Denise, whose husband is a sick alcoholic. Tired of his violent outbursts, and wanting to rebuild her life, she runs away and finds refuge with a doctor who hires her as a nurse in his clinic. However, another jealous nurse commissions a detective to investigate, and ends up uncovering Denise's past.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, addiction, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Edmond T. Gréville
    Written by
    Jacques Companéez, Jean Bernard-Luc, Pierre Laroche
    Starring
    Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Claude Dauphin, Henri Guisol, Marion Malville, Andrex, Pierre Stéphen, Lysiane Rey
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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