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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's economic crisis, it captures the era's 'precariat' before the term existed—Goretta was documenting a disappearing safety net in real time.
Baye reportedly lived in character's arrondissement during filming; her wardrobe is her own. That worn coat? Actually hers.
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