A Woman in White

Journal d'une femme en blanc

Overview

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.

Production

Arco Film, S.O.P.A.C., Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)