Women's Prison (1958)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Women's prison |
| Original title | Prisons de femmes |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Maurice Cloche |
| script | Maurice Cloche Francis Carco |
| production | Robert de Nesle |
| music | René Sylviano |
| camera | Jacques Mercanton |
| cut | Fanchette Mazin |
| occupation | |
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Women's prison (original title: Prisons de femmes ) is a French feature film in black and white by Maurice Cloche . He wrote the script himself together with Francis Carco . It is based on the play of the same name by Charles Méré and André Lebret . The main roles are cast with Danièle Delorme and Jacques Duby . The work was premiered on July 16, 1958 in France. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was first released on August 1, 1958. The film does not correspond to what is commonly understood as a women's prison film .
action
Alice Rémon was only allowed to have a happy marriage with her husband, a simple factory worker, for a short time. One day he dies all of a sudden. After it has been found that his cause of death was caused by poisoning, Alice is immediately suspected, especially since she had to spend several years behind bars before they married. Her mother-in-law, who hated her, also testifies against her. The fact that Alice found work in a pharmacy speaks against her because she could easily get the poison. Due to the overwhelming weight of the circumstantial evidence , the court finally sentenced her to ten years imprisonment for spousal murder .
Alice lets herself be transferred from the remand prison to the penitentiary without resistance . She believes that there is no one who believes in her innocence. But she's wrong. René, the son of the owner of the pharmacy where she last worked, has not come to terms with the verdict. He loves Alice and is doing everything he can to have the case reopened. Upon re-examination, it turns out that Alice's husband died of paint poisoning that he contracted while working at the factory.
After four years in prison, the gate to freedom opens again for Alice. René will actively support her in her new life.
criticism
The lexicon of international films draws the following conclusion: “The framework [...] remains rather thin. Maurice Cloche has taken up social cases several times, and this film, too, is quite acceptable in its cool lack of ambition. "
source
- Program for the film: Illustrierte Film-Bühne , Vereinigte Verlagsgesellschaft Franke & Co., Munich, No. 4393
Web links
- Women's Prison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 from 1988, p. 1111