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Jenny
FRANCE · 1936

Jenny

Marcel Carné
prostitution mother-daughter relationships nightclub life class conflict deception
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Synopsis

When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and

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