简介：ThissimplestoryofamotheranddaughterfindsthemstrugglingtofindworkandfoodinParis.MichelineBezanconistheexpressionlessyoungmotherwhoaloneworriesaboutthefutureofherandherdaughter.Filmedinblackandwhite,thedirectorialapproachisassimpleasthetitle.Sheengagesinapoignantnarrativeaboutherdailylife.Halfofthetimethescreenisblack,evokingafeelingofdespairthatpermeatesthefeature. Shotin16mminParis&itssuburbsandco-producedbyFrenchtelevisiononaverylowbudget.Thiswasinspiredbyanitemonthebackpageofanewspaper.Theessenceofthefilmiscapturedbyitsfirstpersonvoice-overcommentary,andwasconsidered"oneofthefewgenuinemasterpiecesintheentirehistoryofcinema"byfilmtheoristNoelBurch.ThefilmisnotavailableinEnglishtranslation,eitherdubbedorsubtitled.Butitworksverywellinsimultaneoustranslation,ifpreparedinadvance.…