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This amazingly moving, funny yet disturbing, richly human film has aroused passionate feelings right around the world. Mary, the young daughter of a petrol station owner who is just beginning to discover womanhood, and her taxi driver, Joseph, try to grapple with her unexplained pregnancy.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324902
Language
French
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women and religion
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)