MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH WHORE
by Daniel Duval
synopsis
Marie (Miou-Miou) is a young girl from a working-class family who falls for Gerard (Daniel Duval) before she discovers he is a vicious, sadistic pimp. She is degraded, abused, and beaten regularly by Gerard as she is forced into a life of prostitution. Marie later decides she must leave her pimp to regain control of her body, mind, and soul.
| international title: | The Getaway |
| original title: | La dérobade |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1979 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Daniel Duval |
| film run: | 120' |
| release date: | FR 17/10/1979, BE 29/11/1979, NO 08/02/1980, FI 22/02/1980, NL 05/06/1980, DE 04/09/1980, DK 24/08/1981, PT 10/09/1981 |
| screenplay: | Jeanne Cordelier, Daniel Duval, Christopher Frank |
| cast: | Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider, Niels Arestrup |
| cinematography by: | Michel Cénet |
| film editing: | Jean-Bernard Bonis |
| art director: | François Chanut |
| costumes designer: | Corinne Jorry |
| producer: | Gérard Lorin, Benjamin Simon |
