A small-town girl hits Paris with nothing—and refuses to break. Nathalie Baye is magnetic.
When Christine, young and out of work, arrives in Paris without money, a job or support, vulnerable and ignorant of the rules of the game, she seems to be an easy victim. But she is determined not to let herself be destroyed.
Acting
Nathalie Baye's face does ten scripts' worth of work.
Direction
Goretta lets Paris crush without melodrama.
Writing
No villains, just grinding systems—devastatingly fair.
Director
Claude Goretta
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