Line #1 Film/LesBonnesFemmes


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3	''Les Bonnes Femmes'' is a 1960 film by Creator/ClaudeChabrol. It was the final one in the row of his early-career successes. After that he made a number of much less successful films until his career resucitated in late 1960's.
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5	It follows the lives of four young girls; Jane, Jacqueline, Ginette, and Rita, who work in an appliance store in Paris. They spend time together and meet with various men whose intentions might not be what they seem.
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8	!! Tropes
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10	* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Marcel did it with Jane. Arguably Albert did it too but it is not certain.
11	* {{Foreshadowing}} [[spoiler: The relic of the cashier is a handkerchief with a blood of a series killer of the woman. She finally tells about the relic to the Jacqueline as she is in love. However the man whom Jacqueline loves is a killer of women.]]
12	* UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave: It is the year 1960.
13	* GratuitousItalian: For Ginette who once tells to the other girls ''Ciao, bambine. A domani.'' (Goodbye, girls. See you tomorrow). It is not clear why she suddenly says this in Italian.
14	* HiddenDepths: The nice older woman who works as a cashier in the appliance store with the four heroines keeps a secret relic. She for some time does not show it to anyone. In the end she reveals to Jacqueline that it is a handkerchief sipped in blood of an excecuted murderer.
15	* LessEmbarrassingTerm: Invoked by Albert who says that it is one case to be fat (better) and the other to be greasy (worse). Alas he believes that he is greasy, not fat.
16	* MeetTheInLaws: For Rita who indeed is introduced to the parents of her fiance.
17	* MoodWhiplash: The four girls in a zoo, mimicking the animals.
18	* NiceGuy: Ernest Lapierre. It is subverted in the very end.
19	* OddCouple: Marcel and Albert together try to seduce two young girls. A regular guy Marcel looks like the one who is able to do it while the greasy and balding Albert looks like the one who does not. Of course Marcel pairs with Jane who is ready to a fling and Albert is supposed to befriend Jacqueline, the serious one, waiting for love. In the end though both Marcel and Albert end up in an appartment with Jane who seems to give in to both.
20	* OddNameOut: Four girls are named Jane, Jacqueline, Ginette and Rita. The first three names all start with one sound and are generally similar.
21	* OnlyOneName: For all four girls and for most other characters.
22	** Subverted with Ernest Lapierre
23	* OverlyLongGag: Marcel and Albert jokingly drown Jacqueline in the pool by either dragging her down by her legs or pressing on her shoulders (then she dives out, takes a breath and they do the same once more). It is all fun but they repeat it a good dozen of times.
24	* PointyHairedBoss: That's what the boss of the girls appears to be.
25	* PungeonMaster: Marcel is not the biggest one but he tries to entertain Jane and Jacqueline with several puns.
26	* RuleOfPool: Here the four friends arrive to a public swimming pool but are not willing to jump in. In the end they are dragged or thrown into it by Marcel and Albert.
27	* SexyDiscretionShot: For Jane, Albert and Marcel.
28	* StalkerWithACrush: Ernest Lapierre is the one [[spoiler: but with a murderous twist.]]
29	* StalkingIsLove: For Jacqueline as well as for her friends. [[spoiler: In the end lethally subverted.]]
30	* SympatheticAdulterer: Jane is arguably that.
31	* UnkemptBeauty: Jacqueline and Jane are usually that.
32	* UntranslatedTitle: It remains Les Bonnes Femmes in English.
33	* VacationEpisode The girls' visit to a zoo.

Context Film / LesBonnesFemmes