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A Woman in White 1965 Directed by Claude Autant-Lara Journal d'une femme en blanc

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.

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 28 April 1965
105 mins
Cast
Marie-José Nat Claude Sauvage
Claude Gensac Mlle Viralleau
Paloma Matta Mariette Hugon
Ellen Bernsen Mme Michelon
Robert Benoît Yves Hugon
Martine de Breteuil La mère de Mariette
Daniel Ceccaldi L'inspecteur Georget
Germaine Delbat Un docteur
Cécile Vassort La jeune mère
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