Memoirs of a French Whore (French: La Dérobade) is a French film released in 1979. It was directed by Daniel Duval. It stars Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider and Niels Arestrup.
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Directed by | Daniel Duval |
Written by | Jeanne Cordelier Christopher Frank Daniel Duval |
Produced by | Gérard Lorin Benjamin Simon |
Starring | Miou-Miou Maria Schneider Niels Arestrup |
Cinematography | Michel Cénet |
Edited by | Jean-Pierre Bonis |
Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
Production companies | ATC 3000 S.N. Prodis |
Distributed by | S.N. Prodis |
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Running time | 120 min |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $20.7 million[1] |
Plot
editMarie is 19 and is bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets Gérard, who is handsome, brown-haired, showy and smooth-talking, and has no trouble seducing her. Blinded by love and too susceptible, Mary decides to leave her parents and her job as a clerk to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. First in a brothel, then in the street or in the Bois de Boulogne, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence.
Cast
edit- Miou-Miou as Marie
- Daniel Duval as Gérard
- Maria Schneider as Maloup
- Niels Arestrup as André
- Jean Benguigui as Jean-Jean
- Martine Ferrière as Madame Pedro
- Brigitte Ariel as Odette
- Marie Pillet as Lulu
- Régis Porte as François
- Isabelle Mergault as a Prostitute
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus
- Brigitte Sy
References
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