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Women of the night...
dbdumonteil13 December 2008
It was a time when some old school directors were filming the redemption of the prostitutes.In "Les Filles De nuit" ,exactly like in Leo Joannon's contemporary "Desert De Pigalle" , a priest fights against the pimps who " exploit you" and make you lead a sinful life . Both the screenplay and the directing are rather limp and highly talented George Marchal certainly felt nostalgic for his brilliant work with Luis Bunuel in 1956 and 1957.The rest of the cast is undistinguished ,although Claus Holm as the priest makes meritorious efforts to succeed in his performance .He delivers a long speech which does not spare the rich bourgeois who are shocked because they are sitting next to the whores in the church ;he makes the expected hints at the gospels (don't judge...... / the prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you,etc).

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Le Desert De Pigalle,Leo Joannon 1958

Adua E Le Compagne Pietrangeli,1961

La Dérobade Duval,1979

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4/10
boring social subject about saving prostitutes
happytrigger-64-39051710 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Watching a Maurice Cloche social movie is some kind of social duty, to endure the entire movie, so talking, just a few quick funny situations with prostitutes in the chuch or the priest fighting. But really nothing special, it lacks real story, so cliché no rhythm, Georges Marchal is still great, that's all, I sure now think I won't ever see a masterpiece directed by Maurice Cloche.
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