I think I've probably seen films where illegitimate pregnancy and abortion were a side issue, but I have never ever seen a film that was solely devoted to this and only this. Maybe I'm exaggerating by calling this film "brutally honest" and giving it a 10, but my impression was that the film really stands out, and for that reason deserves a superlative review. There's almost nothing here about this girl's relationship with the guy who knocked her up, or why she was indulging in sex when she was a smart girl living in an unforgiving society, and should have known better. The whole movie is focused on her week by week experience of finding out she's pregnant with an unwanted fetus which could upset her plans for higher education and a better life, and all the emotional turmoil and struggling for a solution that this causes. So I regard this film as worth a 10 as an educational experience.
P. S. I always thought the French were more liberal than us here in the U. S. But it looks like back around 1963, which is supposed to be when this story takes place, that was not the case.
P. S. I always thought the French were more liberal than us here in the U. S. But it looks like back around 1963, which is supposed to be when this story takes place, that was not the case.