Judith Therpauve

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Patrice Chéreau

Status Released

Release Date 1978-10-06

Storyline

A former hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance is approached by old comrades to lead a financially struggling liberal newspaper. Initially reluctant, she takes on the challenge, mortgaging her house to keep it afloat. As conservative forces intensify their opposition, she is eventually forced to sell the paper, seeing it as a personal failure.