Simone Barbès or Virtue
Simone, a leather-clad porn theater worker, spends her shifts bantering with her coworker and observing eccentric customers in the cinema’s lobby. Tonight, she clocks out and heads off to meet her girlfriend, a waitress at a lesbian club. Later, she’ll encounter a lonely man on the prowl.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Simone Barbès ou La Vertu |
| Year | 1980 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Marie-Claude Treilhou |
| Runtime | 74 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.2/10 (21 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a portrait of Parisian nightlife through the rhythm of shifts and the protagonist's detached gaze. It relies on a quasi-documentary aesthetic to explore the boundaries between work, private desire, and fleeting street encounters.
What lingers after viewing is the melancholy texture of urban life, where every casual intersection holds a quiet drama. The film's power is in its unforced, observational calm. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Marie-Claude Treilhou
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Watch late at night, in a state of contemplative drift, like a cinematic stroll.
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