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Judith Therpauve (1978)

Judith Therpauve (1978)

Drama
Release Date: 1978, October 6
Directors: Patrice Chéreau
Countries: France
Production: Buffalo Films, Gaumont
Cast: Simone Signoret, Philippe Léotard, Jean Rougerie, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Jean Rougeul, László Szabó, François Simon, Alain Libolt, Marie-Paule André, Hermine Karagheuz, Philippe Castelli, Robert Manuel

Overview:

A former hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance is approached by old comrades to lead a financially struggling liberal newspaper. Initially reluctant, she takes on the challenge, mortgaging her house to keep it afloat. As conservative forces intensify their opposition, she is eventually forced to sell the paper, seeing it as a personal failure.