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Au Bonheur des Dames
FRANCE · 1930

Au Bonheur des Dames

Julien Duvivier
department store orphaned protagonist urban ambition business competition class struggle
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Synopsis

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crushes all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.

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