Definitely one of director Claude Chabrol's best films, if not his best.
It is based upon a true story out of Nazi occupied France, and stars the incredible Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher, 8 Women). She is supported by Marie Trintignant (Harrison's Flowers), who had her career cut short by an untimely death.
Huppert finds a way to feed her family. She performs abortions and rents out rooms to prostitutes. Everything seems to be going well for her, but her husband is not happy about the fact that he hasn't had any in 10 years, and she now has a lover - he turns her in.
France is now rid of the Germans and is trying to restore her morality. Unfortunately, Marie to be made an example.
Huppert was great, and Trintigant was also very good.
