
ThissimplestoryofamotheranddaughterfindsthemstrugglingtofindworkandfoodinParis.MichelineBezanconistheexpressionlessyoungmotherwhoaloneworriesaboutthefutureofherandherdaughter.Filmedinblackandwhite,thedirectorialapproachisassimpleasthetitle.Sheengagesinapoignantnarrativeaboutherdailylife.Halfofthetimethescreenisblack,evokingafeelingofdespairthatpermeatesthefeature.<br/> Shotin16mminParis&itssuburbsandco-producedbyFrenchtelevisiononaverylowbudget.Thiswasinspiredbyanitemonthebackpageofanewspaper.Theessenceofthefilmiscapturedbyitsfirstpersonvoice-overcommentary,andwasconsidered"oneofthefewgenuinemasterpiecesintheentirehistoryofcinema"byfilmtheoristNoelBurch.ThefilmisnotavailableinEnglishtranslation,eitherdubbedorsubtitled.Butitworksverywellinsimultaneoustranslation,ifpreparedinadvance.





