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A Woman in White
1965 5.0 (6 votes) 1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Arco Film
S.O.P.A.C.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

A Woman in White (Journal d'une femme en blanc)

Overview

Claude Sauvage, a tenacious young gynecologist takes a months long internship in a Paris hospital. Between her private life and medical career, she set her doubts and desires in a society where the square and the plight of women remain at that time a secondary issue. The film follows Claude and the staff through the case of some patients while the crucial debate on women's professional ambition, contraception and abortion rights.

Key Crew

Director: Claude Autant-Lara

Top Cast

Marie-José Nat
Marie-José Nat

Claude Sauvage

Claude Gensac
Claude Gensac

Mlle Viralleau

Jean Valmont
Jean Valmont

Pascal

Paloma Matta

Mariette Hugon

Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean-Pierre Dorat

Landeau

Ellen Bernsen
Ellen Bernsen

Mme Michelon

Robert Benoît

Yves Hugon

Martine de Breteuil
Martine de Breteuil

La mère de Mariette

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