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and

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. Based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco, it was remade twice as the 1947 Swedish film '' Two Women'' and the 1958 French film ''

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''. It was made at the

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in Paris with scenes also shot at the Convent of the Ursulines in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Roland Quignon. Along with another contemporary film ''

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'' it portrayed the female inhabitants with sympathy. Both films were successful at the box office.Crisp p.221 Despite its title, only a few scenes take place in prison and it mostly follows a character after she has been released from jail marries an

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and attempts to start a new life.

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References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

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* 1938 films 1938 drama films French drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Roger Richebé French black-and-white films Films set in Paris Films based on French novels 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub fr:Prisons de femmes (film, 1938)